* "s. keeling" <keeling@spots.ab.ca> [2006-06-09 04:25]: > Michelle Konzack <linux4michelle@freenet.de>: > > Am 2006-05-26 19:08:47, schrieb Felix C. Stegerman: > > > > > So it comes down to: > > > * Is it a bad idea to use unstable on a production server when it > > > comes to security? > > > > YES > > I would agree. However, there's these guys: www.grml.org, who take it > for granted that people will use it in a production environment: > > Notice: If you are using grml in a [production] environment and/or > use a grml2hd installation we strongly recommend to subscribe to > the grml-user mailinglist! > > Good advice. > > Pretty cool looking distro, fwiw. I'm looking forward to playing with > it (no opportunity yet). Debian based SystemRescueCD based on unstable. I discovered grml about two weeks ago, but unfortunately they don't have a PPC port (yet) ;-) > > > * If so, would you recommend using testing, or stable? > > > > Stable with selected backports IF NEEDED! > > Stable, yes. Backports, for a server? I'd build from source instead. > Of course, that could mean dependency hell ... > > Instead, just wean yourself from having to run bleeding edge software. As I wrote (in another thread and somewhere else in this one), I've decided to run stable and backport mysql + vim + linux-image myself. I don't generally need/want bleeding edge software (on a server), I just really like vim 7.0 and do need some features new to mysql 5.0. Thanks. - Felix -- Felix C. Stegerman <flx@obfusk.net> http://obfusk.net ~ "Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature." ~ -- R. Kulawiec ~ vim: set ft=mail tw=70 sw=2 sts=2 et:
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