I'm well aware of Karmic's status. Have spent more time running development builds than release builds for more than two years. And *I* can (and did) build my own. But I also care and respect all of those who can't. I think that PulseAudio, Network Manager, Transmission, and others have the right idea: one (or sometimes more) PPA is built regularly, people test early and often, and what goes into the main repository has been better vetted.
I'm well aware of Karmic's status. Have spent more time running development builds than release builds for more than two years. And *I* can (and did) build my own. But I also care and respect all of those who can't. I think that PulseAudio, Network Manager, Transmission, and others have the right idea: one (or sometimes more) PPA is built regularly, people test early and often, and what goes into the main repository has been better vetted.