On Friday, 22 February 2019 4:55:07 PM AEDT Mark Trickett wrote:

Hello Russell,

On 2/22/19, Russell Coker via luv-main <luv-main@luv.asn.au> wrote:

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A few days ago there was some downtime on the LUV server because rebooting another VM on the same hardware revealed a bug in the KVM scripts that shut off IPv4 access.

Tonight I have just upgraded the LUV server to Debian/Testing (we are in the freeze process for the next release of Debian). In the process of upgrading the LUV server and other servers I run to Debian/Testing I've fixed many issues with my code and filed bug reports against some other packages. My thanks also for your efforts in keeping the LUV server up and running and secure. Also thanks for much else you do for the LUV community. A small query, nothing fixed, but when is Buster expected to be released? I have issues with scanning that I need to sort, but there are a couple of different approaches, and the expected time frame for Buster will influence whether I wait a little, or try something else that will probably be more involved and susceptible to mistakes. Not a firm date, but an expectation only.

I don't know when it will be released. But the freeze process has started so maybe a few months. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/

Hello rick, On 2/22/19, Rick Moen via luv-main <luv-main@luv.asn.au> wrote:

Quoting Mark Trickett (marktrickett@gmail.com):

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A small query, nothing fixed, but when is Buster expected to be released?

Russell already gave you the serious answer, so I can now supply the frivolous one that doesn't help you. ;-> There are two traditional answers inside Debian Projet to the question 'When will the next stable release be?'

1. When it's ready. 2. Sooner if you help.

1 I knew, but I am glad for some idea of the time frame. 2 I would like to, but probably documentation, but I am still on the steep part of the learning curve, along with my paid work leaving me somewhat flat as an understatement.

Some would add, and in fact have been known to print on t-shirts:

3. Debian: Even hell freezes faster.

Depends on what you believe about hell. Some would argue that we are already there but do not recognize. For me, doing the same thing day after day for eternity does not look quite so much to look forward to. I take the attitude that when I choose to stop learning, I will be choosing to put myself in my grave. The trouble is that it takes more to learn whatever I want and whatever the motivation, and I definitely still want to learn. Regards, Mark Trickett