Re: security in testing
Manoj Srivastava wrote:
> Testing is a release tool. Not a distribution for random end
> users to run.
That is rather different from what is written on the web site:
"For basic, user-oriented information about the testing distribution, please
see the Debian FAQ." (/devel/testing)
"testing
The main advantage of using this distribution is that it has more recent
versions of software, and the main disadvantage is that it's not completely
tested and has no official support from Debian security team." (/releases/)
Nowehere does it say it's just a release tool, unsuitable for public
consumption.
What's worse, saying testing is not for public use means there is _no_ place
to get updates, since unstable is obviously not an option for end users. This
makes Debian the only linux distribution I know of that completely eschews
software updates between frozen releases (except for security fixes).
The amount of backporting and apt-pinning going on suggests not all Debian end
users are content with yearly updates. A testing-like "middle ground" release
for end users definitely has a place in the Debian universe.
--
Björn
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