Re: Desktop user: Etch or the next testing?
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On 04/02/07 12:13, Wei Chen wrote:
> Jochen Schulz wrote:
>> Wei Chen:
>>> Also, maybe one disadvantage of upgrading to a newer version early is
>>> that one can in fact upgrade at any time if still using the old one. But
>>> once upgraded, it is never possible to get the old one back again...
>> It is *possible*, it just isn't supported. You can always go to
>> http://snapshot.debian.net/ to get a specific version of a package.
>
>> J.
>
> Yes. But for newbie users like me it becomes not possible when it is not
> supported. As far as I know the reason why it is not supported is that
> there might be trouble for the downgrading...
It's not officially supported in Stable because the policy is that
Stable only gets security updates, not feature updates.
Another important question: are you a "user" who just wants to get
his work done, or a "computer geek enthusiast"?
- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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