How "out of date" is Debian really? (programming.dev)

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I hear that a lot but, how bad is it really? Does it affect you (if you use Debian)? Aren't there ways to install newer versions of most things that actually matter?

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[-] rah@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Not new

And what do you mean by "new" exactly?

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

It's really a vibe. I see people complaining about it all the time about Debian, so I'd expect those people to answer based on their own definition of new/old and talk about problems (or lack of) it's brought them.

[-] rah@feddit.uk 0 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

So then your original question isn't 'How "out of date" is Debian really?' but 'If you complain that Debian is "out of date", what do you mean?'

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

I mean, isn't that how communication works? "Has the heat outside affected you?" It doesn't matter what I consider hot and they consider hot, I'm asking if the heat affects them. "If the heat outside is hot enough that it has bothered you, has it affected you negatively?" It's a mouthful.

[-] rah@feddit.uk 0 points 2 weeks ago

No. Heat affects everyone. Regarding Debian, what exactly do you think has affected everyone?

[-] JackbyDev@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

I don't think I can make this clearer for you. Pretty much everyone else seems to have understood the question. You're going to need to figure this one out on your own. Good luck!