Re: faq on choosing a debian distribution - draft 1

From: John Hasler (jhasler_at_debian.org)
Date: 10/29/04

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    Joe writes:
    > I do not think stable is necessarily the best if you are very concerned
    > about security. Packages with recent security fixes can take time to
    > make it into stable.

    Stable gets backported security fixes very promptly. 

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