SigmaX wrote:
Exactly. Sarge is more stable, in general, than alot of other
distros that focus primarily on having a usable up-to-date end-user
platform. That doesn't mean we need to replace Woody with it, all we
have to do is explain to the new users that 'stable' means
rock-sold-for-server and 'testing' means plenty-solid-enough-for-user.
The only downfall that I see is the lack up Security updates for
testing, which, if anything, makes the newbie uncomfortable, given the
stress in Windows market on security (Anti-virus). Personally I'm
confident that, even only behind a Windows XP Home "firewall" on my
nework, my Sarge and Sid systems won't get virii, worms, or trogans
(Unless I slip up worse that usual), or get their SSH daemons broken into.
SigmaX
I think that as long as you are not running significant services, a Sarge machine facing the world is probably OK. Things like OpenSSH and iptables receive a *great* deal of scrutiny. Even though Sarge does not receive security support, I know that some of the DDs (like Colin Watson and others on the iptables and OpenSSH teams) spend lots of time patching and testing whenever a new vulnerability is announced. That way they are able to fasttrack updated packages in to Woody, Sarge, and Sid simulataneously. IIRC, the last time a major OpenSSH vulnerability was announced, the new packages were uploaded for all three of Woody, Sarge and Sid in something like six hours. BTW, viruses is the correct plural of virus. Virii is not a valid plural construction in Latin: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virii -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://familiasanchez.net/~sanchezr
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