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A distro with a selected number of programs updated regular as their new versions are available. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> That's what backports are for, no need for a "light rolling distro", +</I>><i> just contribute and help doing the backports for different Mageia +</I>><i> versions if you really want them. That's what I do and it was one of +</I>><i> the main reasons to become a contrib packager :) +</I>><i> +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Cheers, +</I>><i> -- +</I>><i> Juancho +</I>><i> +</I> +Maybe backports are funny for a user with more experience than a regular one, but if we are trying to maintain a user friendly distro, We must improve in the things that they really ask us. + +One of the regular questions I received when install a linux distro is: "But I really need to upgrade all my OS, if I only want the new version of my Office Suite?" + +Let me remind you, The privative OS don't have this model, in them the users can install a new version of their favourite software as they want (or pay it). This is true at least as a Mayor upgrade at the OS, and in some cases the compatibility are maintained. + +I understand that it could be a technical problem, for that reason I proposed packages developed by other's different than gnome and kde. + +Send me a light in my ignorance, could you install any new version of OOO downloading the packages directly from de OOO site without meaning the distro version (except of course when occurs a mayor upgrade at their main pieces, kernel by example)? + +Saludos desde México +-- + <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">gato2707 at yahoo.com.mx</A>> + + +-- +Fernando Parra <<A HREF="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">gato2707 at yahoo.com.mx</A>> +</PRE> + + + + + + + + +<!--endarticle--> + <HR> + <P><UL> + <!--threads--> + <LI>Previous message: <A HREF="000818.html">[Mageia-dev] What do you think about create a Mageia Welcome Center? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000822.html">[Mageia-dev] How will be the realese cycle? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#820">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#820">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#820">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#820">[ author ]</a> + </LI> + </UL> + +<hr> +<a href="https://www.mageia.org/mailman/listinfo/mageia-dev">More information about the Mageia-dev +mailing list</a><br> +</body></html> |