On Mon, Aug 29 2011, SZERVÁC Attila wrote: > R U a Debian Developer?
> If not, DON'T upgrade to *UNSTABLE* ('sid') distribution. 'sid' is the > *UNSTABLE*, *very buggy*, *INCONSISTENT* distribution for *Debian > developers only* - if U want new packages, use Debian Backports or > *testing* (wheezy). I think this might be overdoing the fear, uncertainty, and doubt a trifle. Yes, unstable can be unstable at times. Packages are pushed to Sid after testing on the developer box, but little integration testing is done, so it is certainly possible that Sid might be broken. In 16 years of running unstable, the number of times when I have encountered major breakage can be counted on my fingers (and no need to take off my socks). I would not call it very buggy or inconsistent, and I don't think this should be considered developer only (We do want technically competent people testing Sid, so bugs do not get into testing). Sid should be approached with caution, and if you do not feel comfortable diagnosing the problem, and looking here or on the dev mailing list, or on the bug tracking system for a work around and fixes, you should certainly consider testing. However, if you are comfortable with Linux, running Sid is an option. I have been doing it forever (I do have a laptop, and I only upgrade the laptop _after_ a successful upgrade of my devel box, so I have at least one working machine) manoj -- You will not censor me through bug terrorism. James Troup Manoj Srivastava <sriva...@acm.org> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/> 4096R/C5779A1C E37E 5EC5 2A01 DA25 AD20 05B6 CF48 9438 C577 9A1C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/877h5wuo6d....@glaurung.internal.golden-gryphon.com