Bugs and security issues are found from time to time. When that happens, every occurrence in use needs an update. If ten different incompatible versions of a package are in use, they all need to be replaced. That's more work than one per traditional distribution release.
Bugs and security issues are found from time to time. When that happens, every occurrence in use needs an update. If ten different incompatible versions of a package are in use, they all need to be replaced. That's more work than one per traditional distribution release.