Debian 'etch' release update [LWN.net]

Debian 'etch' release update

Posted May 31, 2006 2:58 UTC (Wed) by drag (subscriber, #31333)
In reply to: Debian 'etch' release update by vonbrand
Parent article: Debian 'etch' release update

So what?

No other distro supports anywere CLOSE to the amount of software that Debian supports. (and Ubuntu doesn't count. They just use ported snapshot of Debian Sid for their universe stuff and it's not supported). Debian Stable is actually more stable (in terms of actually bugs and in features) then anything else out there besides Redhat enterprise stuff.

Also no other distro supports nearly as many platforms as Debian.

What Debian does is at least a order of magnitude larger and more complex then anything else out there. So obviously they are going to take a bit longer. At least I know that when I install a Debian package it's going to work.

If you want to use Redhat's development snapshot go ahead and enjoy Fedora. I know plenty of people that do. Suse is rushed and yast is slow, but at least you have xglx and decent wireless support. So on and so forth. As far as Ubuntu goes it wouldn't exist without Debian and still depends heavily on it. (and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that, it's kinda of the point behind Debian) And as you noticed they keep on putting off Dapper in hope of creating a stable release, for once.

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Debian 'etch' release update

Posted May 31, 2006 9:04 UTC (Wed) by jordi (subscriber, #14325) [Link]

It's not entirely true that Ubuntu has "kept putting off" their Dapper release.

It was delayed once, for quite specific reasons, from a fixed release date to another fixed release date (which is tomorrow).

Debian 'etch' release update

Posted May 31, 2006 18:44 UTC (Wed) by JoeBuck (subscriber, #2330) [Link]

While one of the purposes Fedora serves is as a beta for RHEL, it's far more than a "development snapshot". It has its disadvantages, like the forced upgrades at frequent intervals (Fedora Legacy doesn't seem capable of delivering adequate security support), but it is extremely solid, and generally provides the best support for new hardware of any of the distros, even if you're a release behind (Fedora Core 4 now has a 2.6.16.17 based kernel after "yum upgrade", even though Fedora Core 5 is the newest).