Debian 下一稳定版 sarge 将于今年12月1日发布

黑企鹅

Debian每周新闻报道说:
The next Debian Release. Anthony Towns proposed December 1st as the sarge release date. He also explained why the Debian project maintains stable releases at all. He also explains that this release will feature a distributed release management, consisting of at least four people. The use of the experimental distribution is also recommended for cvs snapshots and the like. Of course, Anthony also added a timeline for the sarge release. You're also strongly encouraged to work out your own schedule for packages you work on.

将遵循的一些准则: http://people.debian.org/~ajt/sarge_rc_policy.txt

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Dateline!

        * August 19th (now)

                0-day NMUs (as of the 23rd)

                Development versions of packages expecting to include
                major changes in sarge uploaded to experimental.

                Drop the RC bug list by ~150 bugs to ~700
                (via removals and fixes)

                Beta testing of debian-installer by adventurous users
                (subscribe to debian-boot, and try CVS or the images at
                http://people.debian.org/~tfheen/d-i/images/daily/)

                Beta testing of upgrades over the network and with sarge
                CD images
                (available under http://gluck.debian.org/cdimage/ . May
                be bootable, depending on your luck. Only for the truly
                adventurous)

        * September 1st

                0-day NMUs

                Last major changes to toolchain packages

                Drop the RC bug list by ~200 bugs to ~500
                (via removals and fixes)

                HOWTO use debian-installer to install sarge posted to
                -devel-announce (volunteers appreciated)

                Beta testing of installation with sarge CD images by
                adventurous users

        * September 15th

                Drop the RC bug list by ~150 bugs to ~350
                (via better accounting, removals and fixes)

                Beta testing of the installation (debian-installer, tasksel,
                base-config, package installs, CD images, everything)

                debian-installer hackfest at Oldenburg, Germany

                Last major changes to major packages uploaded to unstable

        * October 1st

                Drop the RC bug list by ~150 bugs to ~100
                (via removals, fixes and workarounds)

                1st test cycle, public request for comments

                Last minute fixes and changes to the installer

        * October 15th

                Drop the RC bug list by ~100 bugs to ~0
                (via fixes, workarounds, wishful thinking and ignorance)

                Final, last minute, low-risk bug fixes only

                Get support for sarge up and running on security.debian.org

                2nd test cycle, public request for comments

        * November 1st

                Get any remaining security bugs patched

                3rd and final test cycle, public request for comments

                Minimal package updates -- manual approval by RM only

        * November 15th

                Final tweaks

                Minimal package updates -- manual approval by RM only

        * December 1st

                Release
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FAQ:
"Anthony Towns"是谁?  
    He is the Debian RM, and a ftpmaster.
what is RM ?
    RM is the Release Manager, the Debian person in charge of actually getting a stable release out the door.

答案是我在irc.debian.org中的#debian里问的.

skyfolly

COOL! 有什么`新东西? 因. 比GENTOO旧多了吧?

carlos

Most DD agree that stability is much more important than those fresh candy.
Debian unstable is another choice for those who want newest software, just as fresh as GENTOO.

what is DD ?
/msg apt dd
<apt> somebody said dd was man dd or dd if=/foo/vmlinuz of=/dev/fd0 to produce a bootable floppy, or a Debian Developer

skyfolly

I tried that sarge, but failed at the start of installation. dunno why, it gives me error at once when it probes me to test or install keyboard and mouse. strange errors, dun remember la. too difficult I think or I am too dumb in Linux. Gentoo is stable as Debian, as I heard. I kinda like fresh meat.

I would rather prefer RedHat when comes to servers and stability, since its RHN is well known for updates.

carlos

Stability is not a phenomenon that you could see or hear. It should be proved by usage and time.
I never heard someone compared the stable level between debian stable and gentoo. But some ppl look this between testing/unstable and gentoo.

The link that 黑企鹅 provided also explained why debian should maintain a stable release.

Netcraft report this: "Despite the abscence of funding, Debian is the second most popular Linux distribution we find on internet web sites, surpassed only by Red Hat, and leaving the likes of SuSE and Mandrake in its wake."

The only advantage of RedHat is that RH is a company. This make business men feel better.

BTW, sarge isn't released yet, so don't be supprised that installer do something wrong.