On 07/21/2017 02:23 AM, Richard Brown wrote:
As a rolling release, Tumbleweed is developed for users who desire the latest upstream packages as soon as they're 'ready'. 'ready' is a defined in collaboration between upstreams (we typically choose upstream stable versions)
Here is where the unease comes in that may lend itself to the glorified beta moniker. There needs to be clear definition on what the "latest upstream package" is. For Arch, that definition is crystal clear. "The latest upstream official 'Release' - period. Not a kinda/sorta "we talked with them about it and we think the beta they are working on is stable enough" stuff. "Current with the latest upstream official release." That is a philosophy that is hard to poke hole in for a rolling release to follow. There is no reason future releases, not yet official, cannot be included in testing, but for roll out to TW, it would serve it well to stick to the latest upstream official release. Until upstream has the confidence in its own package out as an official release, it's hard to make an argument that it is good to pull something without that level of confidence into a production rolling release. Just my .02... -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org