Debian Delayed by Disenchanted Developers

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Debian Delayed by Disenchanted Developers

Posted by CmdrTaco on Wednesday December 20, 2006 @07:45AM from the look-at-all-that-alliteration dept.

Torus Kas writes "Debian GNU/Linux 4.0 was supposed to be due by December 4 and development is currently frozen. Apparently the saga was triggered by disenchantment towards funding of $6,000 for each of the 2 release managers to work full-time in order to speed up the development. Many unpaid developers simply put off Debian work to work on something else."

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Interesting... by Otter · 2006-12-20 07:53 · Score: 5, Funny

My first reaction to the headline was to wonder why this is news. If anything, it's "Debian developers pause mailing list flamewar, release software" that would be newsworthy.
But it's actually a fascinating case of unintended consequences -- hiring some full-time workers seems to have had precisely the opposite effective of the intended. It's a lesson worth considering before deciding that, say, what some third world country really, really needs is millions of laptops dumped on their children.

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1. Re:Interesting... by An+Onerous+Coward · 2006-12-20 15:32 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  The master was sitting in meditation when a student asked him that question. He said, "Enlightenment comes in two parts. The first part is called 'three roommates', and the second is called 'Ramen noodles'."
  
  "But what about dating? Cars? Entertainment? Retirement?" the student asked.
  
  And the master did fling a Ramen noodle at the wall, and it stuck. In this way, the student was enlightened.
  
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Which part is delayed? by Wee · 2006-12-20 07:55 · Score: 3, Funny

Is it the "GNU" part or the "Linux" part that is going to be delayed?
I kid because I love. :-)
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Should be "Disenchanted Developers Delay Debian" by ishmalius · 2006-12-20 07:55 · Score: 4, Funny

Now -that- is how to write an irritating alliterative headline! ^^
Re:Should be "Disenchanted Developers Delay Debian by akpoff · 2006-12-20 08:07 · Score: 4, Funny

An annoyingly alliterative announcement.
The title of parent post should be: by Trails · 2006-12-20 08:15 · Score: 2, Funny

Alliterative Article Appelation Aggravates Argumentative Arbiter of Arbitrary And Academic Article Arrangement
12,000$ to kill Linux? by 140Mandak262Jamuna · 2006-12-20 08:22 · Score: 5, Funny

OMG! wait till M$ hears this. All they have to do is to donate some 1000$ to a few developers in each Open Source to project, and all other devlopers will quit because they are jelaous and these few will retire happily using those 1000$ or 2000$ handout. All Open Source projects will grind to a halt! Wow! That is Steve Ballmer's dream. He might actually sit on a chair or two now.

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1. Re:12,000$ to kill Linux? by LordSnooty · 2006-12-20 11:00 · Score: 2, Funny
  
  Nah, no-one in the Linux community would ever take the Microsoft shilling... oh, wait...
Re:Dumb editor, but there is an issue. by Anonymous Coward · 2006-12-20 08:23 · Score: 4, Funny

So what you're saying is that Debian is for fucked-up smelly hippies who just can't handle the idea that people need money to live? Debian is too "pure" for anyone to get a pittance for their contribution? If you want your work accepted in Debian you'd better be independently wealthy? Oh fine. Sure sounds like the GNU ideal to me.
D'oh! by proxy318 · 2006-12-20 09:48 · Score: 2, Funny

Delays? A decidedly damnable development. Do I detect disagreement?

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Re:Dumb Editor by HAKdragon · 2006-12-20 09:51 · Score: 3, Funny

She does if she's a Windows developer...just sayin' is all.

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Re:Dumb Editor by mollymoo · 2006-12-20 10:10 · Score: 2, Funny

By your trollish and poorly thought-out comment, I would assume that you are not in the majority here.

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Re:Dumb Editor by TheLetterPsy · 2006-12-20 10:19 · Score: 4, Funny

PC Load Letter, what the fuck does that mean?
Re:apt-get install almost anything by nurb432 · 2006-12-20 11:09 · Score: 5, Funny

They can just remove all the packages i dont care about. That should reduce it to a manageable level.

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