>>"Ari" == Ari Makela <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ari> Manoj Srivastava writes: >> It is a quality of imlementation issue. If we are seriously >> outmoded, we can't honestly say we are trying to be the best >> distribution out there.
Ari> I must say I completely fail to understand your point. Quality Ari> has not very much to do with the fact how new the softare in an Ari> unix-system is. If old software never had bugs, and we did not have new hardware, you would have a point. Another point is that to an extent. being outmoded means that fewer people use Debian; and, that implies that Debian no longer meets their goals. Not having released for nearly 18 months (that's 3 generations in internet time), we have fastr become a distribution that does not meet the needs of a vast number of people. While I am not advoocationg abondaning quality, I am saying that obsolescence is also a factor in quality of implementation. Ari> Debian GNU/Linux is a great operating system and Ari> I do believe that one of the reasons for the high quality is the Ari> fact that Debian is developed without unnecessary haste. So who is saying we be hasty? Did I ever say we make anything but 2.2. the default kernel? Ari> I feel that no operating system can be everything for everybody. Also, Ari> I believe that you can choose either "bleeding edge software" or "high Ari> quality software" but not both. And Debian should offer both choices, perhaps favouring the latter. Let the users decide. Ari> All said, as an unix user I'm very programming and server orientated Ari> and I rather buy malt whiskey than newest available hardware. Someone Ari> with an Athlon or a very new video card might disagree with me. Debian tries hard to cater to both types of users. manoj -- "He didn't run for reelection. `Politics brings you into contact with all the people you'd give anything to avoid,' he said. `I'm staying home.'" Garrison Keillor, _Lake_Wobegone_Days_ Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/%7Esrivasta/> 1024R/C7261095 print CB D9 F4 12 68 07 E4 05 CC 2D 27 12 1D F5 E8 6E 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C