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New Debian release on the horizon? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) by superkret@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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Looking at Debian's release-critical bugs, you can see that Trixie is close:
Testing now has fewer critical bugs than Stable, and the number is dropping quickly.
About 200 bugs still need to be fixed to get the number down to where the previous releases were done.

Maybe you can help? Bugs blocking the next release can be as simple as missing translations for the upgrade instructions.

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[–] bunitor@lemmy.eco.br 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

i made a spreadsheet of debian release dates, graphed the days between releases and calculated a probable release date based on last release date + average days between releases* +/- 1 std deviation

if i remember correctly, bookworm was within my predicted range (apr-aug 2023, i think) and we're now fully within trixie's predicted range

*before etch (4.0), release intervals varied wildly, so I don't take those into consideration

[–] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Yeah, nowadays it's just every other year around June. Linux has become so boring ;)

[–] bunitor@lemmy.eco.br 16 points 2 days ago

debian is boring as hell and that's why i love it