Re: Debian testing vs unstable for home workstation?
On 11 Jun 2004, Clive Menzies wrote:
> On (11/06/04 07:29), Adam Funk wrote:
> > I've been using Debian testing on my home workstation for a while now
> > and am generally happy with it, but I understand there are some
> > disadvantages in comparison with unstable, such as recency of security
> > updates. I suppose the name "unstable" puts me off, since I work from
> > home a lot and need a functional computer all the time. What would be
> > the positive and negative effects of switching to unstable?
> Hi Adam
>
> There was an extensive thread on this subject a while ago which pretty
> much covered all the arguments sid v sarge with input from some of the
> most knowledgeable people on the list:
>
> http://lists.debian.org/debian-user/2004/04/msg10262.htm
>
> Regards
>
> Clive
Following that discussion I took the plunge and started following
unstable instead of testing. This was a couple of months ago now, I
think; nothing terrible has happened (yet!).
Anthony
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