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From: Kai-Martin Knaak <kmk AT familieknaak DOT de>
Subject: Re: [geda-user] Version planning
Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 03:49:27 +0200
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Peter Stuge wrote:

>> regular Debian users will be presented pcb v20110918 / geda v1.6.2
>> until 2015.
> 
> Debian was always irrelevant for me for that very reason and IMO
> their long cycle for stable should make others think twice too.

Until they realize, that debian/testing is usually both, more stable and 
more up to date than the release of ubuntu, suse, fedora, or whatever. But 
this mailinglist should not dive into distro wars.

What makes debian relevant for gschem and friends is its influence on 
others. Literally dozens of distros are derived from debian. E.g. ubuntu 
users will receive their geda packages from "universe". This translates to 
"taken from the debian repos".

> 
> Even parliament manages to accomplish 4 year cycles.

Debian releases have never been more than three years apart. Since 2007 it 
was more like two years. See:
  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debian#Release_history

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