Re: A suggestion
Am Mittwoch 02 April 2008 schrieb Chris Bannister:
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2008 at 03:16:48PM +0200, Andrea Bolognani wrote:
> > On Tue, 1 Apr 2008 00:38:36 -0300
> >
> > Joel Franco <joel.franco@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > I think that the testing or above releases may be suitable for the
> > > desktop of a EXPERT linux user. I need a stable release because my
> > > desktop must simply to work; it is not a so critical system like a
> > > server but this is critical to my business go on.
> > >
> > >From my experience, testing is perfectly suitable for a
> > > desktop/development
> >
> > system. I have used it exclusively on both my desktop and my laptop for a
> > couple of years now, and I have experienced only a couple of minor issues
> > so far.
> >
> > The main difference between a desktop and a server is that usually on a
> > server you can't afford any downtime, while on a desktop system you can
> > screw up and reinstall every once in a while if needed...
>
> Unfortunately, many people new to Debian/Linux get the impression that
> testing is perfectly suitable for a desktop system.
It really depends on the person(s) using that desktop. But your wording
is "black or white" anyway (see: perfectly).
HS
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