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Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Released

Posted by michael on from the still-no-kde3-in-unstable dept.

emissary47 writes "The Debian Project is pleased to announce the release of Debian GNU/Linux version 3.0. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system, which now supports a total of eleven processor architectures, includes KDE and GNOME desktop environments, features cryptographic software, is compatible with the FHS v2.2 and supports software developed for the LSB. The Release Notes are available here."

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  1. what can you say by DopeThrone · · Score: 0, Troll

    i dont see microsoft putting out anything that weilds that much power

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  2. A bit shoddy, really by AirLace · · Score: 0, Troll
    Debian 3.0 Woody comes with KDE 2 and XFree86 4.1 while 3 and 4.2 are out respectively. This is a bit sad, seeing that even CygWin and FreeBSD have more up-to-date versions in their releases. Just think of how much effort it took Cygwin to port the packages to Windows before packaging them, for example -- yet despite this their releases are far more timely. The Debian packagers claim that there is a lot of intricacy involved in the packaging, and i'm sure there is, but I don't buy that people should have to use older software with known bugs, several months after the upstream authors have released their software. Sadly, it seems that the maintainers of the most popular packages also seem to be the slowest to react to new releases.

    If Mandrake, RedHat, SuSE, Cygwin and FreeBSD, why can't Debian with its army of 2000 developers? It's so close to being the perfect distro, yet at the same time so far :-\

    1. Re:A bit shoddy, really by twistedcubic · · Score: 0, Troll


      It's so close to being the perfect distro, yet at the same time so far :-\

      Maybe you should try Gentoo. You won't be disappointed.

  3. Geeks, geeks, geeks by Bouncings · · Score: 0, Troll
    Releasing a peice of software on a friday afternoon, and we all celebrate. This is pretty geeky. Movies open on fridays, restaurants open on Fridays, clubs have happy hours on fridays. Good call, Debian! Clearly NONE OF YOU GUYS HAVE GIRL FRIENDS. geeeeeze.

    "Honey, I can't. I have to be with Debbie this FRIDAY NIGHT."

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  4. Re:How do you pronounce Debian, dumbass ? by Lord+High+Troll · · Score: 0, Troll

    I pronounce it: bhuggee boolsheit