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Re: [LUG] linux magazine - september issue

 

Benjamin M. A'Lee wrote:
> On Wed, Jul 30, 2008 at 04:42:25PM +0100, Paul Sutton wrote:
>   
>> This month we bring you Debian 5.0.
>>
>> * Get a sneak peek at Debian 5.0 with a "testing" version
>>     
>
> So basically they've downloaded a weekly snapshot and making it out to
> be a big deal? It's not Debian 5.0 until it's released, and there's no
> sense in using it unless you know what you're doing and are prepared for
> the bugs (as Neil pointed out).
>
> Cue dozens of complaints about Debian being "so unstable" because this
> is being advertised as something it's not.
>
>   
Well that has saved me 5.99 or what ever the cost of the mag is anyway,  
I hope they do point out its not a final release.

Paul

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