Re:“This version of XScreenSaver is very old. Please upgrade”
by icebraining on Saturday April 02, 2016 @03:48PM
(#11413046)
if Debian channeled all of that energy and effort into a shorter, saner release cycle, it would be much more beneficial to everyone.
The whole point of Stable is that it doesn't change often. As a Debian user, I don't want to upgrade my servers every six months. I'm fine with stale packages (with backported security patches). There's a reason why Ubuntu, despite its standard release cycle, also maintains LTS releases for both servers and desktops for five years; but adopting that approach that requires much more effort than just switching the cycle as you're suggesting.
Also, another advantage of longer cycles is that Testing has more time to mature, which is why a Stable release is - in my experience - much more stable than an Ubuntu release.
So, yeah, I'm fine with having to compile XScreensaver myself. But I choose Debian because it's not like Ubuntu or Fedora.
The whole point of Stable is that it doesn't change often. As a Debian user, I don't want to upgrade my servers every six months. I'm fine with stale packages (with backported security patches). There's a reason why Ubuntu, despite its standard release cycle, also maintains LTS releases for both servers and desktops for five years; but adopting that approach that requires much more effort than just switching the cycle as you're suggesting.
Also, another advantage of longer cycles is that Testing has more time to mature, which is why a Stable release is - in my experience - much more stable than an Ubuntu release.
So, yeah, I'm fine with having to compile XScreensaver myself. But I choose Debian because it's not like Ubuntu or Fedora.