Hi, Would a combination of backports.org (for etch-backports) and etch security updates, not take care of this for you?
You would get fairly up to date packages built for etch, and still have a viable upgrade option when the next release comes. - Lawrence --- Tim Hull <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Just to follow up, I do appreciate that Debian > wishes to cover so many > architectures - I even installed Debian on quite > possibly the most obscure > architecture in the past, m68k (an old Quadra 700). > Would have been funny > to attempt a full-blown X install. Honestly, only > NetBSD rivals Debian in > that department. However, I will agree that it seems > a bit absurd to hold up > security fixes for a browser for all architectures > based on breakage on a > few obscure ones. > > Getting back to my original question, it still seems > like there is a problem > (at least for end users on the desktop) with the > current release cycle. > Lenny is not slated for release until September > 2008, yet Etch will be > spectacularly outdated before then (for some, it > already is - just ask Gnome > users, who are two releases behind *now*). Testing > is not a viable desktop > choice (observe the aforementioned security issues), > and unstable is > really OK only if you are a Linux expert. It seems > to me that something has > to be done - whether this be some official backports > (especially of popular > components like KDE, Gnome, the kernel, etc) or a > faster release cycle. > Personally, I prefer the former idea - I don't see a > need to update my glibc > and gcc every 6 months and like the stable Debian > base, though I do like to > have the latest Gnome. I think many users are in > the same boat. > > Anyway, if any work is done in this regard, please > let me know. > > Tim > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
