Debian 4.0 'Etch' Released 245
An anonymous reader writes "Earlier today we discussed the possibility that Debian Etch might be released soon. Well, according to debian.org, it has already happened. Etch has been released: 'The Debian Project is pleased to announce the official release of Debian GNU/Linux version 4.0, codenamed etch, after 21 months of constant development. Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system which supports a total of eleven processor architectures and includes the KDE, GNOME and Xfce desktop environments. It also features cryptographic software and compatibility with the FHS v2.3 and software developed for version 3.1 of the LSB.'"
Yay! (Score:5, Funny)
And its not even the 1st... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yay! (Score:5, Funny)
*ducks*
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Shoddy rushed release (Score:5, Funny)
Seriously though, this is a rather surprising bug to slip through.
So, which version of Ubuntu is this? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Yay! (Score:2, Funny)
Missing package (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Yay! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:This release begs the question... (Score:4, Funny)
In particular, the English language is defined by common use, not by some hypothetical Academie Anglaise, and certainly not by Slashdotters.
dammit! (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Next testing is "Lenny" (Score:3, Funny)
when will Lenny be out?
Re:Is it 1997 or 2007 ? (Score:5, Funny)
The *only* serious distro (Score:5, Funny)
Let's see:
- There's Gentoo for the script kiddie/ricer set
- RedHat for the clueless corporate types who're lost if they can't use a purchase order to obtain it
- Fedora for the lost souls who haven't yet figured out that it's never going to recover from RedHat's abandonment
- Suse is a German distro owned by Novell -- see RedHat
- Ubuntu is an ancient African word, meaning "I can't configure Debian" (as someone's sig once said)
- Lots of other small distros with funny names that won't be around in two years time
OK, Slackware is great for hobbyists, I'll give you that.So anwyay, which are the distros we're supposed to be taking seriously? Besides Debian?
Re:And its not even the 1st... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:dammit! (Score:4, Funny)
Re:And its not even the 1st... (Score:1, Funny)