Re:From macOS to Arch Linux
by doubled112 on Friday November 05, 2021 @09:26AM
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Because many of the changes are large enough that it will break, and that's expected.
The KISS principle applies here.
If a config file format changes in a service between version 3 and version 4, should the package manager be responsible for it? Or the admin?
Sometimes it's not just merging changes in.
In a non-rolling release distribution, you only need to worry about those changes during major upgrades.
In a rolling release distro, they can change at any time. It's no different than a user reading the release notes for Debian 11 while upgrading from 10, except the upgrades are constant.
The KISS principle applies here.
If a config file format changes in a service between version 3 and version 4, should the package manager be responsible for it? Or the admin?
Sometimes it's not just merging changes in.
In a non-rolling release distribution, you only need to worry about those changes during major upgrades. In a rolling release distro, they can change at any time. It's no different than a user reading the release notes for Debian 11 while upgrading from 10, except the upgrades are constant.