Debian 3.0r6 Released

Polkan Garcia writes "The Debian group has released an update to the 'Woody' distribution of the popular GNU/Linux OS. From the site: 'This is the sixth and final update of Debian GNU/Linux 3.0 (codename 'woody') which mainly adds security updates to the stable release, along with a few corrections to serious problems. Those who frequently update from security.debian.org won't have to update many packages and most updates from security.debian.org are included in this update.' More good news: r6 is the final update of woody, the new stable release is coming."

Re:We tried Debian...

[Anonymous Coward]

So you installed (or let someone install) a completely new and different system, for 5 normal users, without first:

• trying it out on a test machine
  
• using it yourself as your main machine for a while
  
• letting 1 or 2 voluntary test users try it out
  
• evaluating the results
  

And you expected it to work?

I now systematically install Firefox as the default browser on all machines, but I first used it myself for several months (started with v. 0.7 I think, called Phoenix), and only recommended it to computer-savvy friends. Then I set it up for a few users (it was at version 0.9 by then), and waited a couple more months. Then I asked for their feedback, before deploying it to normal users. (The feedback was positive).

And that's for a simple web browser.

I understand why your employee isn't at that company anymore, but I don't understand why you didn't leave with him

Re:Ahem...

[ArbitraryConstant]

That's absurd.

If a distro is really terrible and I want nothing to do with it, I feel perfectly free to criticize it without the slightest intention of fixing anything.

For example, I'm not going to stop criticizing Gentoo because I have specific and accurate complaints. I'm not going to help fix Gentoo because that would involve using it.

I'd rather use something else and leave Gentoo to sink or swim. Hoepfully, my criticism will let the maintainers know their focus isn't working for some things, or at least make people think twice before they take the claims of Gentoo evangelists at face value.

Re:Ahem...

[Psiren]

There's a difference between constructive criticism and complaints. The former can be useful, the latter just tends to get peoples backs up. Having said that, I'm going to complain.

I am a fan of Debian, using it on all my home machines and the servers here at work. However, I'm in a somewhat foul mood this morning after spending ages trying to get an HBA FC card to work with debian Sarge, only to (eventually) find they've ripped the code out of the kernel because it contained non-free binary firmware.

Yes, I understand Debian is all about Free software. But dammit, I need the card to work, and now I have to compile my own kernel to do it.