Re: is it a bad idea to use unstable on a server ?

* Jon Dowland <lists@xxxxxxxxxxx> [2006-06-02 12:27]:
Do you think that security support for unstable is good
enough for this? Or should I just go with stable +
backports?

I don't use unstable on servers anymore so I don't know if
security support is good enough, although I know it is
significantly better than it has been in the past, thanks to
the testing security team (who, iirc, also cover sid).

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^^ interesting idea, I think I shall borrow it :)

;-) I've been adding modelines to every file I edit lately. I've
come up with a vim function + key mapping to insert a modeline with my
preferred settings and the current file type as a comment of the form
used by the file type I'm editing (e.g. /* ... */ for C/C++, or # ...
for Perl/shell scripts etc.).

I'd just go with stable, keep an eye on the debian-security list and
backport anything that you really need (which should be very
little).

As I replied to Johannes Wiedersich (in another thread), I've decided
to go with stable and do some backports myself.

Many thanks for your insights.


- Felix

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Felix C. Stegerman <flx@xxxxxxxxxx> http://obfusk.net
~ "Any sufficiently advanced bug is indistinguishable from a feature."
~ -- R. Kulawiec
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