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Re: Debian, Knoppix, and other varients



On Mon, Feb 09, 2004 at 10:55:01AM +0100, Andreas Janssen wrote:
<snip>
> Knoppix uses software from all branches of Debian: stable, testing,
> unstable and experimental. This means it is nearly possible to turn
> Knoppix into Debian stable, supplying you with security updates and so
> on. In the end, if you want to upgrade or install additional software,
> you probably end up using unstable. Or you stay with the program
> versions in Knoppix. If you don't have a fast internet connection, It
> will be difficult to install new software or keep the system up to
> date.
<snip>

Does this mean that the only way to get a system that just works is to 
mix and match software from all branches?


-- 
Mike



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