Re: Desktop user: Etch or the next testing?

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On 04/04/07 08:48, Michael Pobega wrote:
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Isn't testing stable enough for most desktop users? I know myself I
stick with testing as a rolling release (Until they update something
big, then I don't upgrade for two to three weeks).

Testing offers enough stability to be a desktop distro. Of course, the
one thing it is missing is very up to date packages, but that's why
the user has options; You have the option to use Debian as a rolling
release (Testing/Unstable), you have the option to use Debian by it's
release name (Etch/Lenny), or you have the option to not use Debian at
all.

It's stable enough for people who care about computers. OTOH, my
wife wouldn't care if her box were still Woody. Same for
businesses. If it does what they want, they won't change.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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