On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 09:03:52AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 12:47:08 +0200 > Rico Secada <coolzone@it.dk> wrote: > > [snip] > > > The unstable isn't really unstable per say, but it just breaks from time > > to time because so many changes are added daily. From time to time the > > dependencies between packages doesn't fit and stuff breaks. > > As people have often explained on this list, the choice of the term > unstable is somewhat unfortunate. You're saying that it works pretty > well except for the occasional breakage, but what unstable really means > is that stuff *changes*. For example, Shorewall will get upgraded, and > voila, no more networking until you rewrite your configuration files, > after having learned the new format. excellent description. MY wife, whose box is running mostly-up-to-date sid, is annoyed because every few months some program changes it's icon or some bit of its interface layout... another aspect of "unstable". A
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