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by ucs 3576 days ago
>> Why isn't there a Linux distro like this?

Debian stable is that distro in my case.

I agree that you shouldn't have to put up with an annoying bug or missing functionality until the next stable release; that's what the backports[1] system is meant to address. And when you cannot find what you're looking for in the backports repository, making your own is relatively simple[2].

The way I see it, the FreeBSD ethos is perfectly applicable in Linux land. It just requires a little bit of extra discipline on our part.

[1] https://backports.debian.org

[2] https://wiki.debian.org/SimpleBackportCreation