Þann 2006-05-26, 19:08:47 (+0200) skrifaði Felix C. Stegerman: > Hi, > > I've been using unstable on my desktop for several years now, and I'm > very happy with it. I don't mind the occasional breakage, and > actually think fixing bugs can be fun ;-). What I am planning to do > now, is to set up my Mac Mini as a "collaboration" server. > > I want to use: > * apache2 + twiki (discussions + documentation) > * mysql > * ssh > * subversion > > This server will be connected to the internet, but is meant to be used > only by me and other people working on projects with me. Since I am > comfortable working with unstable, and prefer things to work the same > (as in have the same versions of most packages) across both my desktop > and server, I was wondering whether it would be such a bad idea to use > unstable. I think I can live with occasional breakage, but I don't > want to compromise on security. > > So it comes down to: > * Is it a bad idea to use unstable on a production server when it > comes to security?
Yes, see the reasoning of why stable has a security section. > * If so, would you recommend using testing, or stable? Stable and run update on the security regularly. > * And does anyone with experience running unstable on production > servers know of any other caveats I should be aware of? Sorry, dont run servers but this is just my knowledge of debian/server world after years of using linux and being subscribed to this list and hanging out on technology savy irc channels :-) Information does go through with osmosis sometimes :-) Oli -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
