Re: Being new to Debian...
I agree. If you are running in a production environment that is exposed
to the Internet definently stick with stable. It's much easier to compile
a few "latest and greatest" programs that fit your needs than it is to
keep track of and compile all of the security updates.
On Fri, 15 Nov 2002, Robin Y. Millette wrote:
> Sonny Kupka wrote:
> > Being new to Debian distro, I was just wondering what people's thoughts
> > were on running testing in a ISP environment on a main server..
> >
> > I don't want bleeding edge I just want "up to date" software on my
> > servers..
> >
> > Just curious to others thoughts on the matter..
> >
> > ---
> > Sonny
> >
> >
>
> The moment you abandon the security of the stable distribution, you have
> to handle all security alerts manually. If you can live with the
> versions offered by the stable applications, but still find there are a
> few applications where you need a more current version, look into the
> "pinning" feature woody offers.
>
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