[cut-team] Daily wheezy snapshot installation media now available

Michael Gilbert michael.s.gilbert at gmail.com
Fri Feb 18 21:09:24 UTC 2011


On Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:40:39 +0000 davi at gnu.org wrote:

> Michael Gilbert wrote:
> > davi wrote:
> > > Michael Gilbert wrote:
> > > > Adnan Hodzic <adnan at foolcontrol.org>
> > > > 
> 
> > > I just note that filtering the packages, "by release critical bugs" and
> > > so on, is a basic test which allows get for CUT all the rest of the new
> > > stuff which is in Debian testing.
> > 
> > RC bugs are a metric for the stable release.  Things move too fast in
> > testing for that to be the sole metric for CUT as well.  Also if that
> > were the case, CUT wouldn't be any different from a stable release, so
> > what would be the point?
> 
> The difference would be have a release each 6 months or even less, instead of 
> each two years (or more).
> 
> IMHO release critical bugs would be one of the good test for CUT. That is to 
> say, if the RC bug is already reviewed-reproduced then what is the point to 
> release with CUT something what does not work?, CUT wouldn't be any different 
> from a testing release, so what would be the point?

The difference would be that its a constantly usable testing; i.e. it's
always installable, and semi-stable.  Vice testing, which changes
four times a day, this will at least be static for a longer timeframe.

> > Anyway, since CUT is a testing release, we don't need to impose any
> > stringent requirements.  I would say that many things can remain broken
> > in a CUT as long as default installation options continue to work and
> > the system is bootable/working directly after the install.
> 
> So, almost the same than testing?

Yes, a testing snapshot.

Best wishes,
Mike



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