From: "Richard G. Roberto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Is Debian not including fixes into the "official" CD image > because of COMMERCIAL concerns??? Are the bug/security > fixes there, but the name just not changed? Which is it?
The Official CD will have a slower release schedule than the system available via FTP. Those who wish the latest fixes should be willing to update a few packages on their systems via FTP between each CD purchase. Nobody can press new CDs every two weeks and continue to sell them for $4 per 2-CD set, while updating 5 packages in two weeks via FTP is fine for most people. I guess that is a commercial consideration :-) As far as I can tell, this is the best solution for the users. Cheap CDs with up to 1.3 GB data, and then you download the latest couple of megabytes of updates. > Also, on Richard Stallman, Is the FSF going to start selling > Debian GNU/Linux CDs? I don't think there is a need for them to do so any longer. They are selling an FSF CD, I don't know what is on it. They want to sell for a higher price than most vendors sell the Debian Official 2-CD Set. Thanks Bruce -- Can you get your operating system fixed when you need it? Linux - the supportable operating system. http://www.debian.org/support.html Bruce Perens K6BP [EMAIL PROTECTED] 510-215-3502 -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .