Re: We might need a better wording for our release page

On Sat, Dec 21, 2024 at 10:21:46PM +0000, Richard Lewis wrote:
> Marc Haber <[email protected]> writes:
> > On Fri, Dec 20, 2024 at 03:27:04PM +0000, Richard Lewis wrote:
> >> Debian is avialable in three main versions available: stable, testing
> >> and unstable.
> >
> > I'd like testing and unstable explicitly labeled as something alongside
> > "unreleased, unsupported development versions" of Debian, mentioning
> > that breakage (and very limited support to fix this, not even
> > time-to-fix) must be accepted on such systems.
> 
> I know what you mean, but in practice debian is not actually offering
> any support to anyone of any kind (or is it?). eg I'd say that bugs from
> stable get less attention and take longer to "fix" than unstable.

But, for example, we take special care that upgrades between stable
versions work smoothly. Upgrading unstable is more "dangerous" than
upgrading stable.

> However, the draft below incorporates this a bit more

It does, thanks.

> unstable
> --------
> This is where active development of Debian occurs. Generally, unstable
> is used by developers and advanced users who like to live on the
> edge. As the name suggests, using unstable comes with a high risk of
> broken software. If you use unstable you should also subscribe to the
> debian-devel-announce mailing list to receive notifications of major
> changes.

We expect from our users running unstable to be able to pinpoint bugs
and to repear breakage. You should have more than just a basic
understanding of how Linux systems work (and how to fix them if they're
broken) to run unstable.

Greetings
Marc