Thanks for your response. See Below. On Sat, Jul 08, 2006 at 03:12:04PM -0300, Ben Armstrong wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Art Edwards wrote: > > Unless such core pieces as the debugging tool (ddd) and the data > display tool > > (xmgrace) are working, it is dishonest to pretend that the 64-bit version > > is ready for testing. > It seems your expectations for our "testing" distribution do not match > what we have already stated clearly on our website. Please read this: > > http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives#s-testing > > "Packages are installed into the `testing' directory after they have > undergone some degree of testing in unstable > <http://www.debian.org/doc/FAQ/ch-ftparchives#s-unstable>. > > They must be in sync on all architectures where they have been built > and mustn't have dependencies that make them uninstallable; they also > have to have fewer release-critical bugs than the versions currently > in testing. This way, we hope that `testing' is always close to being > a release candidate."
You're absolutely right. I have learned that in a production environment stable is were I should be. The problem is that for the AMD64 architecture, there is no stable distribution, so that we are stuck in beta-test. Interestingly, Fedora Core, a nominally stable distribution, also exhibits these problems. It seems that there is no where to hide if you are using 64-bit Linux. At this point, I'm using my 32-bit laptop for all code development and for generation of 2-d plots. > > In particular, no guarantees are made that the entire distribution > will be 100% release-critical bug-free. All we can assure you is that > packages have undergone "some degree of testing" and have fewer > release-critical bugs than the versions currently in testing. The way > in which the whole system is kept "honest" is by users filing bug > reports, which in turn keeps the RC bug count in testing down to as > few as possible given the resources available to our project. > > For a more detailed description of this process, see: > > http://www.debian.org/devel/testing > > Now, I understand your frustration and disappointment, but I think > before using testing, you should have made it your business to read > and make sure you understood what we have publicly posted about its > readiness for use. Your rant indicates to me that you haven't, or if > you have, you have seriously misunderstood what you read. > See above. > Ben > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.3 (GNU/Linux) > Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org > > iD8DBQFEr/V0WpTzygsnE8gRAr61AKCeicxB/AJ4i2wW76/jIN7fb35kVgCgg3EP > hzVwE/Ze7ZeoRIUcw4cIgmc= > =Pf7J > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]