Re: Stable vs. Testing Vs. Unstable
"s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca> writes:
> Incoming from Loren M. Lang:
> > I'm curious about how many people are actually using Debian Unstable or
> > Testing to Stable for normal desktop use or even a production server.
>
> I've never felt any need for anything but stable.
Have you ever owned a video card that's under four years old. I need
the hardware support of newer releases. Nearly 2 years ago I had to
load sid in order to support my radeon 8500. That card was long in
the tooth then and hardly newer today. I notice that stable still
doesn't support it.
> I've never been one to think newer is necessarily better. I update
> for security or stability. I've no need for the bleeding edge.
> Every upgrade comes with its own brand new set of bugs, so why not
> stick with the ones you've got if you can?
If you can. Some people like to buy reasonably modern hardware for
all sorts of reasons.
--
Johan KULLSTAM
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