[Mageia-dev] How will be the realese cycle?

Tue Oct 5 15:56:21 CEST 2010

+
+Quote: Ahmad Samir wrote on Tue, 05 October 2010 15:47
+> 
+> Again a rolling distro is something that's not clearly defined. And to
+> be honest, a rolling distro isn't suitable for new or inexperienced
+> users. Simply because you can't guarantee that a new package won't
+> introduce regressions (or totally break an app), in this case an
+> experienced user will know how to revert to an older version, a new or
+> inexperienced user won't.
+
+I don't think you really read or understood my proposal.
+I'm not talking about a real rolling distro like Gentoo, I'm only talking
+about foregoing backported security fixes for newer versions with regards
+to apps that don't have anything depending on them.
+
+Mandriva already does that with very few apps (like Firefox), I'm just
+proposing to extend that to more apps where it can be done safely.
+A backported security fix can introduce as much regressions or instability
+(IMHO actually more, because it's essentially a fork so less tested)than
+upgrading to a new version.
+
+Of course it's up to the packager to use good judgement, if the new version
+of a particular app is a complete rewrite, then it might not be safe to
+provide the new version, but there are many case where it is perfectly
+safe and beneficial for the user.
+
+> Look at the rolling distros that've been mentioned, Debian or Gentoo,
+> right? would anyone recommend Debian or Gentoo for a
+> new/inexperienced/non-power user?
+
+Sorry, but that comparison is nonsense, Debian and even mre so Gentoo are
+not suite for novices for many reasons, not because they are rolling
+distros.
+
+