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[Cody Garver <cody@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Debian builds are possible when we get our own repo and automated
build infrastructure.

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On Jul 9, 2013, at 10:42 PM, Manish Sinha <manishsinha@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Hello everyone, I have thought, researched a lot before shooting this
> mail. It is a proposal to make elementary a great OS, even better than
> it is currently at the same time making sure the proposals are sane,
> achievable and realistic.
>
> Older packages when released
> ---------------------------------------------
> At the moment luna is based on precise. It is a good thing because
> Precise is LTS and supported for 5 years, but at the end of the day
> when luna is released, it is based on 1.5 years old snapshot of ubuntu
> plus some updates.
>
> Why not base next elementary on say debian testing or unstable. Maybe
> unstable is a bit too unstable, but testing should be fine. I am still
> not sure if GNOME would be vanilla or not, but atleast it won't be
> containing a lot of patches and radically different components than
> GNOME.
>
> This is just a suggestion. I would like to hear from people who
> maintain the archives and system architects. They would be knowing
> what issues can be faced in case elementary moves away from ubuntu or
> what can be even gained.
>
> -
> Manish
>
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