Re: sidux

[Rico Secada <coolzone@it.dk>]

On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 09:04:38 +0100
Matthew Macdonald-Wallace <mmw@tiger-computing.co.uk> wrote:

> On Mon, 14 Apr 2008 20:04:48 +0100
> Michael C <sieverfrisch@yahoo.ie> wrote:
> 
> > Many swear seem to swear by sidux, though its claim to turn
> > "unstable into a stable and reliable operating system for every-day
> > usage" seems at odds with common sense, especially given its own
> > advice to avoid dist-upgrades in the middle of "serious work"
> > because "any package in sid can break at any time, and any person
> > can be the first to discover it, especially if it is not a standard
> > sidux package."
> > 
> > I'm obviously never going to get a considered, impartial appraisal
> > from their forum and IRC channel, so has anyone here tried sidux
> > only to find that Testing was better suited to their desktop needs?
> > 
> > Regards,
> > 
> > Michael
> 
> 
> If you want to run a "stable" version of Debian "Unstable/Testing",
> why not use Ubuntu?  As I understand it, Ubuntu takes the Testing
> repos and makes them a bit more stable, then releases them.

How do you make something a bit more stable!?

Just go with testing - it's perfect.

> Regards,
> 
> Matt
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