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Date:      Thu, 30 Oct 2003 14:51:15 +0300 (AST)
From:      Samy Al Bahra <samy@kerneled.com>
To:        ".VWV." <victorvittorivonwiktow@interfree.it>
Cc:        freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: stop upgrade - keep your mind safe
Message-ID:  <20031030144435.L5527-100000@beastie.freebsd.local>
In-Reply-To: <000f01c39e88$9e3f8650$85fc2dd5@workstation>

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On Thu, 30 Oct 2003, .VWV. wrote:

> Are you sure you really need continuous upgrading your operating system,
> until the end of your life?
Yes.
New releases means new features and bug fixes (trivial as they may be
sometimes) VWV. From a highly productive feature to a simple visual
effect, I personally want them. If you're fine with what you
have (ex: you don't mind lack of AA or lack of sticky windows,
things you don't use, etc...) then don't upgrade.

> I'm happy running an 'obsolete' 4.6.2, nobody will move me from it.
> Upgrading makes happy only the hardware vendors.
This is a natural cycle. I want Xft support, I want Xinerama support, I
want that CD writer functionality, I want those nicer icons, I want
those neat transparent title bars, etc... It makes a lot of us happy too.
I'm still waiting on some features for PekWM (http://www.PekWM.org) that
are only in CVS, I am itching to upgrade next release.

In other words, this is a bikeshed :)

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