bleak_fire_
2015-10-16 00:30:14 UTC
Hi,
The last stable release of Slackware was 14.1, which was in late 2013.
It is my understanding that Slackware releases are mostly a "when needed"
and "bug free" thing, and trying to get things working and secure for a
release.
I myself have run into a number of problems with outdated packages so far:
1. I had to install the -current kernel packages in order to get hardware
to work properly.
2. The FileZilla FTP client is forced to be 4 versions behind due to
Slackware's outdated gcc/g++ version. I'm not risking messing around with
current's development packages.
3. I have installed Firefox Beta locally as well as TBB due to Slackware
using the ESR. Whether older versions or newer versions are good for some
addons and bad for others depends on the addon in question. It appears
however that -current has switched back to Firefox stable and does not use
ESR.
My *guess* as to what's going on is that perhaps the development team is
waiting for a time when everything can be considered secure and ready for
production. However, in the world of Heartbleed, Poodle, and rolling
releases the security updates seem to be ongoing, and I'm wondering if
there will ever be a time a Linux distribution will be "ready for
production".
I don't know if this is the reason Slackware Stable hasn't been updated
since 14.1/2013, but if anyone has any information, I'd love to know more.
The Changelogs say nothing about "we're almost ready for an RC" when
usually they do by now.
Anyone know what's going on?
The last stable release of Slackware was 14.1, which was in late 2013.
It is my understanding that Slackware releases are mostly a "when needed"
and "bug free" thing, and trying to get things working and secure for a
release.
I myself have run into a number of problems with outdated packages so far:
1. I had to install the -current kernel packages in order to get hardware
to work properly.
2. The FileZilla FTP client is forced to be 4 versions behind due to
Slackware's outdated gcc/g++ version. I'm not risking messing around with
current's development packages.
3. I have installed Firefox Beta locally as well as TBB due to Slackware
using the ESR. Whether older versions or newer versions are good for some
addons and bad for others depends on the addon in question. It appears
however that -current has switched back to Firefox stable and does not use
ESR.
My *guess* as to what's going on is that perhaps the development team is
waiting for a time when everything can be considered secure and ready for
production. However, in the world of Heartbleed, Poodle, and rolling
releases the security updates seem to be ongoing, and I'm wondering if
there will ever be a time a Linux distribution will be "ready for
production".
I don't know if this is the reason Slackware Stable hasn't been updated
since 14.1/2013, but if anyone has any information, I'd love to know more.
The Changelogs say nothing about "we're almost ready for an RC" when
usually they do by now.
Anyone know what's going on?
--
-bleak_fire_
fka "azz" et al since nine-seven
-bleak_fire_
fka "azz" et al since nine-seven