Re: Moving to Debian: updated software

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

On 04/24/2010 01:02 PM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> On 24 April 2010 02:38, Ron Johnson<ron.l.johnson@cox.net>  wrote:
> > On 04/22/2010 03:54 AM, Dotan Cohen wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > It looks to me that Backports is the best for an everyday
> > > user who values stability, and prefers to use released software
> > > version. Please let me know where I am mistaken. Thanks.
> >
> > "stable with current releases" is a contradiction.  If you want current
> > releases, run Testing or Unstable.  (Ignore the scary words from the
> > website.  Testing and Unstable are Stable Enough.)
>
> Thanks, Ron. I don't see the contradiction: I want released software,
> no betas or alphas.

Testing/Sid *occasionally* have beta software (you can tell by the 
"-b" in the version number).

Note the word "occasionally".

Mostly, though, since all non-trivial s/w has bugs, Testing and 
Unstable shake out packaging bugs and software bugs is released 
software.

>                      I am using the word "stable" as in "not crashy
> (doesn't fall down)", not in the sense of "doesn't change".
>
> I wondered if Testing or Unstable would provide that.

Yes, absolutely.

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