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Is "obsolete" the correct word here? Just because a software package isn't the most recent version doesn't mean that it is obsolete. Depending on the distribu
by hvs 17y ago
Is "obsolete" the correct word here? Just because a software package isn't the most recent version doesn't mean that it is obsolete. Depending on the distribution, it could be that the older version is better tested than the most recent version. In that case, you may value stability over the hottest new feature. Let's put it this way: if half of your distribution can be considered obsolete in 2 weeks, your metric is BS.
- alexgartrell 17y agoI suspect that "How obsolete is your distro" is to be taken less than seriously. This site provides interesting statistics regarding the uptake of new versions in popular distributions, the meaning/worth of which is very much left open to the reader. I certainly didn't find any implication that more obsolete means less valuable on the site.
- scott_s 17y agoThe word "obsolete" has implications, so if he doesn't want to imply those things, he should pick a different word.
- derefr 17y agoSuch as? I'd usually use "deprecated" to imply what you think "obsolete" implies; "obsolete" simply means that there's something newer intended to replace the older one.
- Nwallins 17y agoIt implies that the older item is comparatively useless -- i.e. completely outclassed.
- scott_s 17y agohttp://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsolete http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/obsolete 1 a: no longer in use or no longer useful <an obsolete word> b: of a kind or style no longer current : old-fashioned <an obsolete technology> Typewriters are obsolete. Quills are obsolete. A package from last February is not obsolete.
- joeyo 17y agoStable?