From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix, from userid 118) id 797D5E00C8E; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:14:48 -0800 (PST) X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.3.1 (2010-03-16) on yocto-www.yoctoproject.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham version=3.3.1 X-Spam-HAM-Report: * -1.9 BAYES_00 BODY: Bayes spam probability is 0 to 1% * [score: 0.0000] Received: from FLEMING.seektech.com (mail.seektech.com [66.192.149.10]) by yocto-www.yoctoproject.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 08615E00C06 for ; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:14:45 -0800 (PST) Received: from WRIGHT.seescan.com (192.168.11.30) by mail.seektech.com (192.168.3.10) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 14.3.224.2; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:14:43 -0800 Received: from WRIGHT.seescan.com (192.168.11.30) by WRIGHT.seescan.com (192.168.11.30) with Microsoft SMTP Server (TLS) id 15.0.1044.25; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:14:43 -0800 Received: from WRIGHT.seescan.com ([fe80::e4a9:8176:6f01:abfa]) by WRIGHT.seescan.com ([fe80::e4a9:8176:6f01:abfa%12]) with mapi id 15.00.1044.021; Fri, 12 Feb 2016 09:14:43 -0800 From: Fred Ollinger To: Nick Leverton , "yocto@yoctoproject.org" Thread-Topic: [yocto] Dropping Debian 7 as supported? Thread-Index: AQHRZNZNewWnN6vov0q7hUWBh91SKZ8na1MAgAADRwCAAYR5AP//s6WU Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:14:43 +0000 Message-ID: <1455297167401.67853@seescan.com> References: <3534892.4K3lPByQ7B@nickl> , <14702697.fdvhjAhpCO@nickl> In-Reply-To: <14702697.fdvhjAhpCO@nickl> Accept-Language: en-US X-MS-Has-Attach: X-MS-TNEF-Correlator: x-ms-exchange-transport-fromentityheader: Hosted x-originating-ip: [50.59.178.108] MIME-Version: 1.0 X-GFI-SMTP-Submission: 1 X-GFI-SMTP-HelloDomain: WRIGHT.seescan.com X-GFI-SMTP-RemoteIP: 192.168.11.30 Subject: Re: Dropping Debian 7 as supported? X-BeenThere: yocto@yoctoproject.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.13 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussion of all things Yocto Project List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 12 Feb 2016 17:14:48 -0000 Content-Language: en-US Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable I run debian right now and it works great.=0A= =0A= $ lsb_release -a=0A= No LSB modules are available.=0A= Distributor ID: Debian=0A= Description: Debian GNU/Linux 8.3 (jessie)=0A= Release: 8.3=0A= Codename: jessie=0A= =0A= I prefer debian over ubuntu:=0A= =0A= 1. Simpler footprint so it feels more customizable out of the box. (I know = that any linux distro is infinitely customizable, but I like a simple insta= ll out of the box. I feel like ubuntu was ramming more and more things down= my throat).=0A= =0A= 2. I strongly believe different platforms, although are more work, also exp= ose more bugs.=0A= =0A= 3. I started on debian and it's what I'm used to.=0A= =0A= 4. It makes me feel better.=0A= =0A= 5. In the past, working on a different distro forced me to be more aware of= the details of the build process which ultimately makes me a more valuable= member of the team. Having the attitude that things will just work for us,= in my opinion, is a bad one for a developer. I'd rather understand things.= =0A= =0A= (#4 is my primary reason).=0A= =0A= I'll be happy to help out with debian support if you need it.=0A= =0A= So far, I have zero problems, and it would be nice to not see a scary messa= ge telling me to change distros if my distro actually works great.=0A= =0A= Frederick=0A= ________________________________________=0A= From: yocto-bounces@yoctoproject.org on be= half of Nick Leverton =0A= Sent: Friday, February 12, 2016 5:43 AM=0A= To: yocto@yoctoproject.org=0A= Subject: Re: [yocto] Dropping Debian 7 as supported?=0A= =0A= On Thursday 11 Feb 2016 14:32:50 Burton, Ross wrote:=0A= > On 11 February 2016 at 14:21, Nick Leverton wrote:=0A= > > Possibly a little early - Debian 7 will be going onto LTS security supp= ort=0A= > > for=0A= > > two years, starting some time this month. Quoting from=0A= > > https://wiki.debian.org/LTS=0A= >=0A= > Ah yes, I'd forgotten about the LTS project and was looking at the securi= ty=0A= > team.=0A= >=0A= > This does make it less clear, but it's still an old release and we can't= =0A= > support/test on everything.=0A= =0A= I appreciate that, and I suspect the LTS efforts are of most interest to th= ose=0A= running production servers. I would think anyone developing on Debian is= =0A= likely to be running stable at least. Although I've worked at many=0A= development companies running elderly LTS versions of Ubuntu, Fedora/Centos= ,=0A= etc, I admit I've yet to meet one that ran Debian at all.=0A= =0A= Nevertheless if I can be of any help in supporting and testing on versions = of=0A= Debian, I'm happy to do so.=0A= =0A= Nick=0A= --=0A= _______________________________________________=0A= yocto mailing list=0A= yocto@yoctoproject.org=0A= https://lists.yoctoproject.org/listinfo/yocto=0A=