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A +</I>><i> >> distro with a selected number of programs updated regular as their new +</I>><i> >> 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 totally agree with both Juan Luis Baptiste and Buchan Milne. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> No rolling release! +</I>><i> +</I>><i> This is just a fancy word. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> But then, the "goals" of "rolling release" are already accomplished with the +</I>><i> current Mandriva system, and I hope Mageia will keep this functionality: +</I>><i> +</I>><i> backports +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Probably, what needs to happen is to publicize more backports for +</I>><i> advanced/cutting edge/rolling users instead of changing something that is +</I>><i> not broken. +</I>><i> +</I>><i> Salut, +</I>><i> Sinner +</I>><i> +</I>><i> That's maybe a solution, backports, but let me be less ambiguous about a different model. +</I> +When a expert group are working in a re-engineering process at any company, the first wall that they need to broke is: "Oh, but, this is the way in we work since... ¡and it's works fine for us! + +In the same way the backport method (called different as different distros are in this world) is the same since... ¡and it works fine for us! + +Mageia are trying to be different than other distros (as I understand). Unfortunately I only have read a lot of answers told me why no (thanks to all of you), but any of them made any improvement to my idea, as well there aren't any alternative way. + +When Mandriva was madded first time, its goal was to be a very user friendly distro; a Linux for non technical people. But at now there are a new world with a lot of distros with the same goal. For this reason we must do our new way. + +In example: + +For the same reasons that I have read here, a lot of users never turn on a backport repository, with hundreds of packages inside it, but maybe if there is another repository called "top 10" or something like that (remember I proposed run a poll), these hypothetical users may turn on that repository. + +Are there countries with a expensive rates or a slow dial-up connections? Surely they are more comfortable with Mageia knowing that they don't need to download a 700 MB each six months (surely more if they need to install more applications) cause they only need the next version of... + +No other distro has an feature like this, it probably become a better offer in a very fragmented and competitive world of GNU / Linux distros. + +I don't want to create any more controversial. I only need one thing of you: +Before answer me why not. Made a question to your self: What if...? + +Regards from Mexico. + +-- +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="000905.html">[Mageia-dev] How will be the realese cycle? +</A></li> + <LI>Next message: <A HREF="000898.html">[Mageia-dev] How will be the realese cycle? +</A></li> + <LI> <B>Messages sorted by:</B> + <a href="date.html#873">[ date ]</a> + <a href="thread.html#873">[ thread ]</a> + <a href="subject.html#873">[ subject ]</a> + <a href="author.html#873">[ 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> |