Re: A few general questions from a Debian newbie
Steve Lamb wrote:
> Andy Streich wrote:
>
>>latest and greatest of everything. What I did find surprising after reading
>>this list for a while was that stable meant not only really stable but also
>>really slow release cycle. Okay, that's the price you pay for "really
>>stable."
>
>
> Why be so hung up on release cycles? I mean, really. You know how much
> attention I've paid to Debian's release cycles since installing? Well, other
> than the libc5 -> glibc2 conversion, none. Again, it has to be stressed,
> there is nothing that prevents the user from upgrading any package they choose
> to a later version. None. At all. Stable just means it won't be updated out
> from under you. That's *it*. You want newer, go get newer! Have fun!
> Debian won't be upset, I promise.
It's not that simple. A lot of newbies dive into testing or unstable
because they "have" to have the newest stuff, then they don't know what
to do when their system breaks.
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