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Debian 4.0 'Etch' Released

Posted by Zonk on from the etch-up-me-harties dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Earlier today we discussed the possibility that Debian Etch might be released soon. Well, according to debian.org, it has already happened. Etch has been released: 'The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. It also features cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB.'"

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  1. Yay! by Compact+Dick · · Score: 5, Funny

    I still remember my Woody days *sniff*

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    1. Re:Yay! by wuputah · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't worry, you can still get a woody with etch.

      *ducks*

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    2. Re:Yay! by Stephen+Tennant · · Score: 2, Funny

      My first woody was a memorable experience.

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    3. Re:Yay! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      I hear they've got pills for that nowadays.

  2. And its not even the 1st... by arlo5724 · · Score: 5, Funny

    For a second there I thought maybe this was a late April fool's joke...

    1. Re:And its not even the 1st... by dirtyforker · · Score: 5, Funny

      Don't be silly. Debian don't release their April Fool's jokes until October.

    2. Re:And its not even the 1st... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

      But when they do, you get some of the most stable April Fool's jokes possible.

  3. Shoddy rushed release by canadiangoose · · Score: 4, Funny
    So this is what happens when you rush a Debian release out in less than 2 years, eh?

    Seriously though, this is a rather surprising bug to slip through.

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  4. So, which version of Ubuntu is this? by FMota91 · · Score: 2, Funny

    *looks around innocently*

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  5. Missing package by Bob54321 · · Score: 5, Funny

    Doesn't even include firefox...

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  6. Re:This release begs the question... by Geoffreyerffoeg · · Score: 3, Funny

    "Means." You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

    In particular, the English language is defined by common use, not by some hypothetical Academie Anglaise, and certainly not by Slashdotters.

  7. dammit! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    I just finished downloading 3.1r6 (7 disks) on my 9600 baud modem yesterday. Please, Debian, stop releasing new versions so quickly.

    1. Re:dammit! by alienmole · · Score: 3, Funny

      Try having the CDs mailed to you -- you'll get higher bandwidth that way. 'Course, the ping times suck.

  8. Re:Next testing is "Lenny" by marcello_dl · · Score: 2, Funny

    So, in my usual way to celebrate a debian release let me say:

    when will Lenny be out?

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  9. Re:Is it 1997 or 2007 ? by Jussi+K.+Kojootti · · Score: 5, Funny

    For the most part it went smooth and nice, but what amazes me is why the X stuff is still somewhat awkward. Hardware is certainly not bleeding edge
    apt is pretty magical, but expecting a dist-upgrade to upgrade your hardware is a bit much.
  10. The *only* serious distro by alienmole · · Score: 5, Funny
    I'll see your flamebait and raise you...

    Who takes a distro seriously
    Oh please, does anyone other than script kiddies take any distro *other* than Debian seriously?
    Let's see:
    • There's Gentoo for the script kiddie/ricer set
    • RedHat for the clueless corporate types who're lost if they can't use a purchase order to obtain it
    • Fedora for the lost souls who haven't yet figured out that it's never going to recover from RedHat's abandonment
    • Suse is a German distro owned by Novell -- see RedHat
    • Ubuntu is an ancient African word, meaning "I can't configure Debian" (as someone's sig once said)
    • Lots of other small distros with funny names that won't be around in two years time
    OK, Slackware is great for hobbyists, I'll give you that.

    So anwyay, which are the distros we're supposed to be taking seriously? Besides Debian?