On Wed, Apr 20, 2005 at 08:54:37AM +0200, Thomas Steffen wrote: > I run several systems at home, and until recently I had a pretty > narrow internet connection. So running testing with daily downloads > between 5 and 50 MB per day per system was just not an option. On the > other hand, stable only has about half of the applications that I need > on my desktops, so it is not an option either. I did run stable with > lots of backports at some point, but several backports will inevitably > become incompatible, and resolving the conflicts is a pain.
I had no problem running unstable with 56k dialup. Every few days I would start an 'apt-get update && apt-get -u dist-upgrade -d -y && poff' before going to bed, and a few hours later it would be done (usually). Then in the morning I could do apt-get -u dist-upgrade to actually install the packages after checking if I wanted them all. Bandwidth really does not seem like a limitation to running any version of Debian unless your dialup costs a lot for use rather than flat rate. > So I ended up running an old snapshot of testing. Which of course > means that I ran outdated software, and got no fixes for it > whatsoever. > > The one main reason that is driving my to ubuntu is, yes, debian's > release cycle. And it has nothing to do with obsession, but everything > with necessity. And so far, the migration has been a very pleasant > surprise. I think you seriously over estimate how much software changes in unstable/testing. Len Sorensen -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
