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minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·19 hours agoYou still get “major releases” with rolling distros. They’re just smaller. Updating to new plasma/gnome versions, new glibc, etc.
minus-squarefozid@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up4·17 hours agoi should have been clearer, there is no distro major release. packages have major release sure, but no large distro upgrade.
minus-squareatzanteol@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·17 hours agoAfter years of running a rolling distro (gentoo) I had come to realize that it was a bit of a distinction without a difference. Major updates simply felt less planned than a ‘traditional’ distro.
You still get “major releases” with rolling distros. They’re just smaller. Updating to new plasma/gnome versions, new glibc, etc.
i should have been clearer, there is no distro major release. packages have major release sure, but no large distro upgrade.
After years of running a rolling distro (gentoo) I had come to realize that it was a bit of a distinction without a difference. Major updates simply felt less planned than a ‘traditional’ distro.