Linux-Watch: Debian 4.0 Finally Arrives... Does Anyone Care? | Linux Today

Linux-Watch: Debian 4.0 Finally Arrives… Does Anyone Care?

Written By
SJV
Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols
Apr 9, 2007

“A few months late, Debian 4.0, aka Etch, has been released, but
how many people actually will be running it?

“That’s not a trite question. It wasn’t that long ago that a new
release of Debian would have the Linux world excited and
downloading it. Now… well, Debian Etch isn’t exactly being
greeted with yawns–but excitement?… that’s not a word I’d use to
describe the reactions I’m hearing.

“What I’m hearing about instead, is problems…”

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SJV

Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols

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