Re: How long 'till Sarge->Stable?

From: John Fleming (john_at_wa9als.com)
Date: 02/26/05

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Date: Sat, 26 Feb 2005 10:07:21 -0500

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    From: "Toshiro" <toshiro@internet.com.uy>
    To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
    Sent: Saturday, February 26, 2005 9:00 AM
    Subject: Re: How long 'till Sarge->Stable?

    > I DO use sid, in fact I've been using unstable for years, but I have the
    knowledge to deal with its occasional problems; I don't think is a good idea
    to use unstable for a linux newbie; in this case the options are woody
    (completely obsolete) and sarge (steadily reaching obsolecence).

    <snip>

    > Also, using as a server has problems if you use obsolete versions; don't
    > you
    ever need to install a software that needs the latest version of tomcat for
    example? I do, and let me tell you that is a real pain to make it work with
    woody.

    Yes, this discussion is rough for newbies. I finally have a nice server
    setup running pop and IMAP mail, Apache 1.x, Mailman, WebMin, ClamAV,
    Squirrelmail, and SpamAssassin. I have a few users and a couple of
    organizations using this setup happily. Although not the intensity of a
    corporate environment, I certainly want it to be stable. Many say I should
    stay with Sarge for the stability and security. However, as a newbie, I'm
    not sure I want to deal with the challenges of dealing with new versions of
    important stuff like ClamAV when necessary to detect new viruses.
    (Sometimes a program upgrade is *necessary*, not just the database.)

    So I'm tempted to stay with Testing, but some have warned me about
    insecurities and slow fixes of problems.

    Again, as a newbie, it's tough to decide! - John 

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