>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 > > I think this already exists to some extent. It's called "new cd/dvd installer image", that is, whenever the Arch team releases a new installer, which is supposed to be every month now? or follow kernel releases, then they have to approach a minimum level of stability. I suppose an idea could be to only -Syu whenever arch has a new "release". That way atleast, you will get a bit more "stable" arch. If this is not enough you will have to create/helpout the stable arch project/wiki. -K
