up2date doesn't provide distro upgrades. It provides updates to a specific distro, but there's no way to upgrade from within up2date from FC3->FC4 or RHEL3->RHEL4.
This "breakage" is about upgrading the distribution, not updates within a release cycle.
Never going to happen either (it would be an admission that the whole Windows line is crap). And why would they need to buy Red Hat to do that? Apple didn't. Just use FreeBSD.
Okay, so you create a system where it doesn't matter if someone is fired (= no-one gives a damn about doing a good job) and no-one is tied to a specific orgainzation (= no-one gives a damn about doing a good job).
Remind me again how a system where no-one gives a damn about doing a good job is good again?
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I realize a lot of the posts here are in jest, but what's wrong with being a little slow on the release schedule? There hasn't been a release of Microsoft's desktop OS since 2001 (wow, comparing Debian to Windows XP - kind of like comparing __insert appropriate metaphor__).
As long as the developers are still committed to maintaining the distro, I think we should all be thankful that Debian is so conscientious in it's release policy.
"Leave the regulation to the industry who knows it best" - er, hello, conflict of interest anyone?
I don't want to regulate new technology out of existence, but at the same time, I don't want lack of regulation allowing big corps to go ahead and do exactly what they want without any accountability and/or assessment of the risks.
We're not talking about regulating scientists here, we're talking about regulating corporations.
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up2date doesn't provide distro upgrades. It provides updates to a specific distro, but there's no way to upgrade from within up2date from FC3->FC4 or RHEL3->RHEL4. This "breakage" is about upgrading the distribution, not updates within a release cycle.
Never going to happen either (it would be an admission that the whole Windows line is crap). And why would they need to buy Red Hat to do that? Apple didn't. Just use FreeBSD.
Okay, so you create a system where it doesn't matter if someone is fired (= no-one gives a damn about doing a good job) and no-one is tied to a specific orgainzation (= no-one gives a damn about doing a good job).
Remind me again how a system where no-one gives a damn about doing a good job is good again?
I realize a lot of the posts here are in jest, but what's wrong with being a little slow on the release schedule? There hasn't been a release of Microsoft's desktop OS since 2001 (wow, comparing Debian to Windows XP - kind of like comparing __insert appropriate metaphor__).
As long as the developers are still committed to maintaining the distro, I think we should all be thankful that Debian is so conscientious in it's release policy.
Too right.
"Leave the regulation to the industry who knows it best" - er, hello, conflict of interest anyone?
I don't want to regulate new technology out of existence, but at the same time, I don't want lack of regulation allowing big corps to go ahead and do exactly what they want without any accountability and/or assessment of the risks.
We're not talking about regulating scientists here, we're talking about regulating corporations.
But I had a job lined up. Quit a job from disgust of the quality of the software they were developing. Trust me, it really was that bad.
As I say, though, I had another job lined up. I would always recommend that as a way to go.
I can only apologize.
I feel so ashamed...