Debian 4.0 'Etch' Released

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!

[Compact Dick]

I still remember my Woody days *sniff*

And its not even the 1st...

[arlo5724]

For a second there I thought maybe this was a late April fool's joke...

Re:Yay!

[wuputah]

Don't worry, you can still get a woody [google.com] with etch.

*ducks*

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Shoddy rushed release

[canadiangoose]

So this is what happens when you rush a Debian release out in less than 2 years, eh?

Seriously though, this is a rather surprising bug to slip through.

So, which version of Ubuntu is this?

[FMota91]

*looks around innocently*

Re:Yay!

[Stephen Tennant]

My first woody was a memorable experience.

Missing package

[Bob54321]

Doesn't even include firefox...

Re:Yay!

[Anonymous Coward]

I hear they've got pills for that nowadays.

Re:This release begs the question...

[Geoffreyerffoeg]

"Means." You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.

In particular, the English language is defined by common use, not by some hypothetical Academie Anglaise, and certainly not by Slashdotters.

dammit!

[Anonymous Coward]

I just finished downloading 3.1r6 (7 disks) on my 9600 baud modem yesterday. Please, Debian, stop releasing new versions so quickly.

Re:Next testing is "Lenny"

[marcello_dl]

So, in my usual way to celebrate a debian release let me say:

when will Lenny be out?

Re:Is it 1997 or 2007 ?

[Jussi K. Kojootti]

For the most part it went smooth and nice, but what amazes me is why the X stuff is still somewhat awkward. Hardware is certainly not bleeding edge

apt is pretty magical, but expecting a dist-upgrade to upgrade your hardware is a bit much.

The *only* serious distro

[alienmole]

I'll see your flamebait and raise you...

Who takes a distro seriously

Oh please, does anyone other than script kiddies take any distro *other* than Debian seriously?
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...

[dirtyforker]

Don't be silly. Debian don't release their April Fool's jokes until October.

Re:dammit!

[alienmole]

Try having the CDs mailed to you -- you'll get higher bandwidth that way. 'Course, the ping times suck.

Re:And its not even the 1st...

[Anonymous Coward]

But when they do, you get some of the most stable April Fool's jokes possible.