[arch-general] On rolling release system and its benefits.

[Ali H. Caliskan]

Hi,

I've been using Arch since few months and I enjoy using it everyday that
goes by. However, during that time, while helping Arch users on the forum,
I've encountered some issues concerning upgrades and broken packages. I
personally think Arch is stable and well maintained compared to other big
distros, but that's a rolling release stability, that lasts only few days or
weeks. What I would like Arch developers is to extend the rolling release
into a snapshot release of an entire list of officially maintained packages,
comprising both core and extra branches. At least it would be a great way of
using Arch for 5 to 6 moths and then upgrade to a next snapshot release. I'm
not talking about stable releases, just a snapshot of a rolling state.
Snapshot releases does also benefit the natural need of closing bugs. Not to
mention, it does make it easy to maintain orphaned packages as well.


Regards,

Ali