Slashdot Mirror

← Back to Stories (view on slashdot.org)

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.

1 of 227 comments (clear)

  1. Continuing a Subject sentence in the Comment by jonaskoelker · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Is really annoying.

    Why don't they just fork from Ubuntu?

    I suggest you take a look at Utnubu (http://wiki.debian.org/Utnubu). It's a debian (sub)project to cannibalize all the good parts from Ubuntu. One of their goals is to "Collaborate with Ubuntu: Reduce duplicate effort, join efforts, try to co-maintain packages compatible for Debian and Ubuntu."

    What would be gained by doing a carbon copy rather than stealing only the good bits?