> I'm asking myself what the impacts of this are? Will Debian lose a lot of > users since the current stable release contains software which is somtimes > terrible old? What are the reasons for sarge taking so long to become > stable? Were there any such release problems with the previous releases of > Debian? Is it desirable for me to keep at Debian if I don't get a relatively > current system?
Commercial impetus to get the next release on the shelves ASAP is *never* a consideration with Debian. Consequently, when a release does come, it has had more time to be tested and will be more free of bugs than other distributions. Sure, there *are* large gaps between releases, but it's swings and roundabouts: given the choose between support for the newest software and hardware, or stability and fewer bugs, then I choose for myself (and would choose for my company given the chance), Debian precisely for these reasons. Alexis -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]