> Sorry, I wasn't very clear there. You are correct that 9 is still
> getting support, especially security updates. However, older versions
> of Debian don't get newer versions of the software. Not all security
> fixes can be backported. So there is a slow, imperceptible gap between
> older versions and newer. You are almost certainly just fine on 9 now,
> and will be until LTS support ends. But 10 will be more secure at some
> point. Right now, it's a judgment call you'll have to make.
Well, I could try to wait a little with Debian 9 as I did with Windows 7.
That thing of no software updates is very weird.
Windows 7 is many years old yet I can still use the latest version of Firefox.
Isn't there a way to update user programs without updating
the operating system itself. I read there was something called backports,
but the warning about instability just terrifies me;
I know more or less how to fix Windows, but not Debian.