Re: is it a bad idea to use unstable on a server ?
Þann 2006-05-26, 19:08:47 (+0200) skrifaði Felix C. Stegerman:
> Hi,
>
> I've been using unstable on my desktop for several years now, and I'm
> very happy with it. I don't mind the occasional breakage, and
> actually think fixing bugs can be fun ;-). What I am planning to do
> now, is to set up my Mac Mini as a "collaboration" server.
>
> I want to use:
> * apache2 + twiki (discussions + documentation)
> * mysql
> * ssh
> * subversion
>
> This server will be connected to the internet, but is meant to be used
> only by me and other people working on projects with me. Since I am
> comfortable working with unstable, and prefer things to work the same
> (as in have the same versions of most packages) across both my desktop
> and server, I was wondering whether it would be such a bad idea to use
> unstable. I think I can live with occasional breakage, but I don't
> want to compromise on security.
>
> So it comes down to:
> * Is it a bad idea to use unstable on a production server when it
> comes to security?
Yes, see the reasoning of why stable has a security section.
> * If so, would you recommend using testing, or stable?
Stable and run update on the security regularly.
> * And does anyone with experience running unstable on production
> servers know of any other caveats I should be aware of?
Sorry, dont run servers but this is just my knowledge of debian/server
world after years of using linux and being subscribed to this list and
hanging out on technology savy irc channels :-)
Information does go through with osmosis sometimes :-)
Oli
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