On Sat, 02 Oct 2010, Olivier Méjean wrote: > Le samedi 2 octobre 2010 02:09:47, nicolas vigier a écrit : > > > > > This rolling release already exists, it's called the backport > > repository. But don't expect the same stability as the fixed release, > > you can't have both. > > > > Well, i disagree for a good reason, in free software there is no (or mainly > no) separation between new versions of a software only correcting bugs, and > new versions of the same software adding new functionnalities. Let's take an > example, digikam. > Changes from digikam 1.3 to 1.4 are bugs correction affecting digikam 1.3 and > addition of new functionnalities. So what ? I need digikam more stable so > let's use the version that corrects bugs, so the latest, but it also adds new > functionnalities that may provide bugs ... (and in the case of Digikam 1.4 it > requires KDE 4.5, unfortunately there is no update to KDE 4.5 for Mandriva > 2010 !) what to do ?
Yes, new versions are fixing bugs and adding new ones. > I also add that creating backports is creating new packages for older > versions > that is more time to compilation, more time to ensure quality, and so. In the > whole i am not sure that it. Yes, that's the problem with "core part of the distribution in fixed release, the rest in rolling release". But isn't that what you asking for ? I don't understand what you want.