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Bugs Delay Release of Debian Lenny

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the better-late-than-buggy dept.

A. B. VerHausen writes to tell us that over 200 release-critical bugs continue to push back Debian Lenny's release date. Originally slated for a September release, there is still a long road to be traveled before Lenny sees the light of day. Project leader Steve McIntyre says they may consider dropping some packages for the release if they continue to cause problems, and while an end of October release is the goal, only time will tell.

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  1. Release ti, and call it Ubuntu by russlar · · Score: 2, Funny

    1. Release is as is 2. Call it Ubuntu 3. ????? 4. ENDLESS PROFIT!!!

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    1. Re:Release ti, and call it Ubuntu by morgan_greywolf · · Score: 3, Funny

      Be careful. I hear Mark Shuttleworth has a patent on that.

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  2. Why don't they just fork from Ubuntu by Antique+Geekmeister · · Score: 4, Funny

    Seriously.

  3. Re:What else is new? by andrikos · · Score: 3, Funny

    Oh come on! Everybody knows that they should have released long ago and that we should be waiting for SP1 before we actually install it!

  4. To quote Simpsons: by Verdatum · · Score: 2, Funny

    "Not Lenny!!!!"

  5. Re:What else is new? by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 4, Funny

    Kill yourself.

    bash: kill: yourself: arguments must be process or job IDs

  6. Re:What else is new? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Well, a few years ago the running joke was whether Debian would run out of Toy Story characters before the heat death of the universe. They've shortened the release cycle since then, which doesn't seem to be working for them.

  7. Re:What else is new? by Hognoxious · · Score: 2, Funny

    Hasta la vista.

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  8. Re:What else is new? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    Ubuntu's childish names.

    You ain't seen nothing yet: 2016.4 will be Pulsating Penis!

    Just wait till Debian names the next release after Wheezy, the asthmatic penguin.

  9. Re:What else is new? by master5o1 · · Score: 2, Funny
    Correction:

    Kill yourself.

    $ Kill yourself.
    bash: Kill: command not found


    Case-sensitive.

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  10. Re:What else is new? by kv9 · · Score: 3, Funny

    settle down there, 623900.

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  11. Ow..my eye! by ichthyoboy · · Score: 2, Funny

    I'm not supposed to get release-critical bugs in it!

  12. Re:Don't use Sarge by ignavus · · Score: 5, Funny

    I still use Debian Sarge on my current server.

    Bad idea. Support for Sarge ended in April, so you haven't been getting any security updates since then, and there are some known weaknesses.

    You should upgrade to Etch, ASAP.

    Look, just get his IP address and do it for him.

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  13. Re:What else is new? by darkpixel2k · · Score: 3, Funny

    settle down there, 623900.

    Get off my lawn, 697238!
    Damn kids...

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