<grumble . . . > 4-13: DSL 1.0 4-15: DSL 1.0.1 -- 2 releases in 3 days? What's up with that? 1) wasteful of bandwidth, cd blanks, and time. 2) confusing and off-putting to potential and established users. 3) disappointing, since one expects a new release to have something "new". 4) BTW, my download of DSL 1.0.1 proudly displays "DSL 1.0" (not DSL 1.0.1) on the automatic Dillo welcome screen. Huh?
Now I remember why I like Debian Stable. Just because you can release doesn't mean you should.
PS -- please fix the timezone problem. I would have thought a project run by a radio amateur would show more respect for time. Need more room to add tz info?? Lose the games.>>2) confusing and off-putting to potential and established users. havent head a established user complain yet
>>1) wasteful of bandwidth, cd blanks, and time. all great work In Progress 'es require lots of raw materials
>>3) disappointing, since one expects a new release to have something "new". M$ has never released something 'new', yet everyone jumps on the 'new' bandwagon and the release fixes somebugs that managed to creep in, kudos to them for releaseing to so fast!
>>4) BTW, my download of DSL 1.0.1 proudly displays "DSL 1.0" (not DSL 1.0.1) on the automatic Dillo welcome screen. Huh? Why complain about somthing like that?
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PS -- please fix the timezone problem.
What timezone problem Try the search button for maybe timezoneConsider the numbering system used in software releases: 1.0.1: 1=major release, 0=minor release, 1=very minor fix This means that it is basically version 1 If you are looking for something "new" added after 1.0, it would be at least 1.1. The third decimal place signifies a minor fix or patch, in this case only a couple of things were changed...things that mean nothing to most users, but are important enough for some users to make it worth an update. If you're not concerned with the 3 changes listed at http://damnsmalllinux.org/notes.html then there's no reason to download it. If you're so bugged by this, why not ask what's new before downloading?Don't fix a problem quickly:
People bitch and moan.
Fix a problem quickly:
People bitch and moan.
Nobody is forcing you to push the "download" button. Don't want the bugfixes? Then don't download the new release.
FYI, Debian is a full blown linux distribution just like Windows XP is for win32 operating systems. Both have a mechanism in place for incremental updates to fix bugs and deploy other improvements.
DSL is primarily a livecd based distribution. For practical reasons, it is not a realistic option to do incremental updates without a new product release.
Just like it is not realistic to incrementally update my most recent U2 album to their latest release.Next Page...
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Try the search button for maybe timezone