[Nix-dev] Re: Doc feedback: the very first steps

[Pjotr Prins]

On Tue, Dec 30, 2008 at 07:26:49PM +0100, Peter Simons wrote:
> Hi Michael,
> 
>  >>> It is very risky to use stable [releases].
>  >>
>  >> I think that is misguiding.
>  >
>  > Currently, it is not.
> 
> this is really *bad* then. The purpose of releasing a stable version
> is to provide a version that is, like, stable. If the releases are
> unstable, then they are useless and ought to be replaced by an

0.12 was released a few weeks ago. Not that it is old in any sense...
It was put out as stable because it was a well tested version.  But, I
am sure Eelco has ideas here.

> improved release as soon as possible. Nix is supposed to be superior
> to other distributions in terms of stability. People will hardly
> believe that when they're being told that using a stable Nix release
> is considered "risky".

I can only agree.

Pj.