I’m aware of Debian’s reputation for not having the most up-to-date software in its repository but have just noticed that Thunderbird is on its current version. Which makes me ask:
When does Debian update a package? And how does it decide when to?
I’m particularly interested in when it will make available the upcoming major release of GIMP to 3.0.
never run debian testing for production use
never run debian testing for production use
debian testing is not fit for production use
On servers, I agree. OP just wants a recent version of GIMP though. Production can mean many things, and dogmas are never the answer.