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emacs 29.4 Date: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 23:13:51 +0100 Message-ID: <877c835izk.fsf@elephly.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable X-ZohoMailClient: External Received-SPF: pass client-ip=136.143.188.51; envelope-from=rekado@elephly.net; helo=sender4-of-o51.zoho.com X-Spam_score_int: -20 X-Spam_score: -2.1 X-Spam_bar: -- X-Spam_report: (-2.1 / 5.0 requ) BAYES_00=-1.9, DKIM_SIGNED=0.1, DKIM_VALID=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_AU=-0.1, DKIM_VALID_EF=-0.1, RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE=-0.0001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_H3=0.001, RCVD_IN_MSPIKE_WL=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_CERTIFIED_BLOCKED=0.001, RCVD_IN_VALIDITY_RPBL_BLOCKED=0.001, SPF_HELO_NONE=0.001, SPF_PASS=-0.001 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no X-Spam_action: no action X-BeenThere: guix-devel@gnu.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.29 Precedence: list List-Id: "Development of GNU Guix and the GNU System distribution." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org Sender: guix-devel-bounces+larch=yhetil.org@gnu.org X-Migadu-Country: US X-Migadu-Flow: FLOW_IN X-Migadu-Scanner: mx11.migadu.com X-Migadu-Spam-Score: -3.46 X-Spam-Score: -3.46 X-Migadu-Queue-Id: A319344DF1 X-TUID: ATHIK+7GPGt4 Suhail Singh writes: > Assuming my understanding above is correct, wouldn't you agree that > (even) for those individuals what's most important is that there is a > _stable_ and _not-very-outdated_ release available? My (and I believe > Greg's) contention is that following a time-based release process > achieves these objectives more effectively than following a > feature-based release process. I agree that more frequent releases are necessary, but I don't see much value in =E2=80=9Cautomatic=E2=80=9D time-triggered releases. After all, t= hat's what "guix pull" already provides. Our releases should mean something. Also note that Guix itself is a library. I don't think it would be a good idea to inflate the number of releases. Our installer script already offers a way to install the latest untested version of the Guix package manager. --=20 Ricardo