On 9/2/2012 11:49 AM, John Hasler wrote:
The Wanderer writes:Thus, the newest packages are always in sid. (Or, in some cases, possibly in experimental; I've never quite gotten the exact function of experimental figured out.)The function of Experimental is experimentation. Packages uploaded to it stay there until removed or superseded. There is no automatic migration from Experimental to anywhere.
Sometimes, experimental is staging for future things, notably new kernels. However, there is no guarantee that anything that appears there is in its final form. It may change in incompatible ways. Best practice is to avoid experimental most of the time.