systemd (was ... Re: Article on swift, responsive computers)

[Ralf Mardorf]

"6 days ago 
v214 …
 cd14eda   zip   tar.gz
20 days ago 
v213 …
 c9679c6   zip   tar.gz
on Mar 26 
v212 …
 2fa495c   zip   tar.gz" - https://github.com/systemd/systemd/releases

They are that good, within a few days there's a new tested stable
release?

[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ pacman -Q systemd
systemd 213-9

Do you know what the -9 is fore?

[rocketmouse at archlinux ~]$ sudo downgrade systemd
[sudo] password for rocketmouse: 
Available packages:

   1) systemd-213-9-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (local)
   2) systemd-213-9-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
   3) systemd-213-6-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
   4) systemd-213-5-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
   5) systemd-212-3-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
   6) systemd-212-2-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
   7) systemd-212-1-x86_64.pkg.tar.xz (remote)
[snip]

Take an educated guess ;).

Usually stable versions from upstream soon went from testing to the
normal repository for real rolling releases as Arch Linux is. I can not
see 214, but it was released 6 days ago. The version in Arch's testing
already is 214-2.
              ^^^ -2

Debian sid:
systemd (204-10 and others)
            ^^^ -10 and still the obsolete 204
Debian experimental:
Package: systemd (208-1)
                  ^^^ onbsolet

Compare it with less complex software, upstream doesn't release a
"stable" version every few days.