More help with mixed versions

[Bret Comstock Waldow <bwaldow@alum.mit.edu>]

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I'm running Woody, and adding sources with Woody backports, so I can run
GnomeMeeting (>0.93), OpenOffice.org, etc.

I have Gnome 2 up, and most packages with it, but gaim won't load.  It
claims missing dependencies.

So, I actually have a philosophical question - is this right?  I mean,
do I comtemplate life on the bleeding edge, or should I spring into
action to tell someone "Hey, you've got a broken dependency"?

It's a cultural question - am I an explorer, or should I be a Quality
Assurance person in a case like this?

Thanks from a Debian newbie for guidance.

Cheers,
Bret
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Bret Comstock Waldow <bwaldow@alum.mit.edu>