Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 Released

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."

Comments

FP?

[Anonymous Coward]

FP?

what can you say

[DopeThrone]

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

A bit shoddy, really

[AirLace]

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 :-\

Re:A bit shoddy, really

[twistedcubic]

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.

Re:Hell has frozen over! - The editors need you!

[Anonymous Coward]

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Geeks, geeks, geeks

[Bouncings]

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."

3.0?? Laugh....

[Anonymous Coward]

RedHat and the others are so freaking far ahead of Debian it's not even funny. 3.0? Come one man... They probably don't even have a GUI installer yet. RedHat is already at 7.x!! Why even mess with this antiquated piece of crap? ...and the troll waits to see what kind of response this sarcastic troll post yields...

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[Anonymous Coward]

Goddamit why can't i read slashdot in peace?

Dirty trolls like you marked as +3 informative are what give slashdot and slashdot's moderators a bad name.

You are shameful to hide a goatse.cx redirect within the calc.cx URL.

Re:Hell has frozen over! - The editors need you!

[Anonymous Coward]

I hope this particular troll lives on, like "BSD is Dying"

Linux..... still sucks

[Anonymous Coward]

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. It still sucks ass, however, because only plaintext is supported for cut-and-paste operations.

Mounting (sexual reference???) hard drives

[Anonymous Coward]

Hi there.
I was directed to your website by people who said that you people know a lot about Linux.
I am going to try to upgrade my Windows 95/AOL computer to Linex and I was reading the instruction manual. It said something about mounting the hard drives.
My problem is that my computer has 2 hard drives but only one of the little spaces that you put a hard drive in. The other hard drive is mounted in one of the big spaces where the CD changer goes.
My question is: is Linex smart like Windows 95 so it will know where my second hard drive is mounted? Or should I buy a new computer case so I have the hard drives mounted in the right place?
Thanks very much for any help you can give me!!! :)

Re:How do you pronounce Debian, dumbass ?

[Lord High Troll]

I pronounce it: bhuggee boolsheit

Re:Now maybe the magazines will get it right

[Anonymous Coward]

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