Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-16 Thread Walter Tautz
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003, Scott Minns wrote: > Hiya all, > > Thanks for your reply’s, I like the idea of making some packages > "perishable" the trouble is where would you draw the line? I could do > with some of the new features in proftpd, but that would not be > perishable – so the problem is

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-16 Thread Daniel Ruoso
Hi, I think a problem is the difference between stable software and stable distro... i.e.: perl 5.8 is the stable release of perl, but it isn't into the stable distro, because managing a distro to be stable requires packages not to being upgraded... I think the idea of the "Current" release would

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Andreas Rottmann
Eric Dorland <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> * spamassassin >> * snort >> >> could be considered perishable because their effectiveness is reduced over >> time. Such classed packages should be allowed to be updated in stable, I >> feel. Of course, it could be argued that any package is p

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Chad Walstrom
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 08:55:03AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > After taking a look at the RC bug count, I don't see debian-installer > holding up things at the moment. Never the less, it has been one of those "must do" items, one of the milestones that needs to be reached before a release is even c

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Joel Baker
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 08:57:45AM +0100, Marc Haber wrote: > On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 20:02:54 -0700, Joel Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > >Oddly enough, most FreeBSD sysadmins don't appear to mind doing things much > >more invasive than a dist-upgrade, every six months. This has largely to do > >

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Eric Dorland
* Andrew Pollock ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 03:20:27PM +, Scott Minns wrote: > > Hiya all, > > First of all let me introduce myself, my name is Scott Minns, i'm a > > debian user, not a developer. That most likely makes you question why > > i'm using thins mailing l

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 20:02:54 -0700, Joel Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Oddly enough, most FreeBSD sysadmins don't appear to mind doing things much >more invasive than a dist-upgrade, every six months. This has largely to do >with the fact that most upgrades are very smooth, and don't require, s

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Marc Haber
On Sun, 14 Dec 2003 15:41:13 -0600, Chad Walstrom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I like the "Debian is ready when it's ready" argument. Two years >between releases may be a bit long for my taste. A year would be nice, >and six months is highly optimistic. Once debian-installer is polished, >things

RE: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-15 Thread Lucas Albers
Sorry, you are correct. I apologize for the error. > Lucas, not only did you horribly misquote my statement as coming from > Scott, but you also seem to not having read my mail thoroughly. Nowhere > did I suggest that installed packages stop working when "expired", did I? > Please re-read my sugg

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Joel Baker
On Mon, Dec 15, 2003 at 10:49:20AM +0800, Isaac To wrote: > > "Henning" == Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Henning> I stand corrected, apparently. (But I have yet to imagine which > Henning> arguments would be used against doing a release if we happen to > Henning>

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Isaac To
> "Henning" == Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Henning> I stand corrected, apparently. (But I have yet to imagine which Henning> arguments would be used against doing a release if we happen to Henning> find testing in a freezeable state 6 months after sarge Henning>

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Andreas Metzler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Everybody seems to agree that new stable versions *should* be out > > about every 6 months. > No. I stand corrected, apparently. (But I have yet to imagine which arguments would be used against doing a

RE: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Julian Mehnle
Lucas Albers wrote: > Julian Mehnle wrote: > > I know this is no panacea, since in many cases, the maintainer cannot > > know whether a package will perish at all (like when all spammers > > promptly give up "advancing" their software, so a given version of > > spamassassin would stay useful foreve

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Andreas Metzler
Henning Makholm <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [...] > Everybody seems to agree that new stable versions *should* be out > about every 6 months. [...] No. cu andreas

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Chad Walstrom
On Sun, Dec 14, 2003 at 03:29:10PM -0600, Graham Wilson wrote: > I don't think that is true. I think developers (and users) have a wide > range of opinions as to how often there should be a new Debian > release. I like the "Debian is ready when it's ready" argument. Two years between releases may

RE: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Lucas Albers
My friend has a high volume mail server running spamassassin 2.31 Oops the spamassassin stopped working. Now I have 12,000 people angry with me. Take that to the bank. --luke > Scott Minns wrote: > I know this is no panacea, since in many cases, the maintainer cannot know > whether a package wil

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Graham Wilson
On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 10:41:22PM +, Henning Makholm wrote: > Everybody seems to agree that new stable versions *should* be out > about every 6 months. I don't think that is true. I think developers (and users) have a wide range of opinions as to how often there should be a new Debian release

RE: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Julian Mehnle
Scott Minns wrote: > Thanks for your replyâs, I like the idea of making some packages > "perishable" the trouble is where would you draw the line? We could add an optional control field "Expires: $date" to packages, so package maintainers could decide for themselves. After a package has expired,

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-14 Thread Scott Minns
Hiya all, Thanks for your reply’s, I like the idea of making some packages "perishable" the trouble is where would you draw the line? I could do with some of the new features in proftpd, but that would not be perishable – so the problem is still there. The main problem is that software is moving

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-13 Thread Henning Makholm
Scripsit Arnaud Vandyck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Scott Minns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > Stable - released when the software is rock sold and very mature > > > > Current - This is software that has been in testing for six months and > > experienced no critical bugs, floors or dependenc

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-13 Thread Andrew Pollock
On Sat, Dec 13, 2003 at 03:20:27PM +, Scott Minns wrote: > Hiya all, > First of all let me introduce myself, my name is Scott Minns, i'm a > debian user, not a developer. That most likely makes you question why > i'm using thins mailing list at all, let alone having the gall to > propose al

Re: Proposed change to debian release system

2003-12-13 Thread Arnaud Vandyck
Scott Minns <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: [...] > Stable - released when the software is rock sold and very mature > > Current - This is software that has been in testing for six months and > experienced no critical bugs, floors or dependency > problems. A new version is releas