[Gllug] [OT] Appreciation

[Juergen Schinker]

Am Fr, 15.12.2006, 13:52, schrieb Jason Clifford:
> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006, Juergen Schinker wrote:
>
>> the point is Gentoo hasn't got any major releases...
>> and this fact brings it ahead of Debian
>
> Really? So you never have to update your software (requiring time to
> compile and test) and you never have to concern yourself that the update
> to package x may cause problems with package y due to changed
> dependancies, etc.?
>
> Also sounds like you have never used Debian.

i did

>The only time I do a full
> install is when I commission a server. Thereafter I use apt-get to upgrade
> and I have the benefit of knowing that the Debian policy police are
> watching over the changes.

yeah but when you stay stable you haave quite old stuff and the developers
have compiled all but what you need in the binaries...

and backporting is bolox
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