Rolling-release is an often item, currently addressed with backports.
http://linuxfr.org/news/sortie-d-haiku-version-1-alpha-4#comment-1408149 how real users view it: use a developer distribution :) (with all -dev by default, which means space, with all glitches from on-going developments not yet stabilized ok if you're ready to contribute, not really if you just want to use, choose your involvement)