On Mon, 29 May 2006 10:10:25 -0400, Chris wrote in message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> On Mon, 29 May 2006 15:34:23 +0200 > Arnt Karlsen wrote: > > On Mon, 29 May 2006 08:57:25 -0400, Chris wrote in message > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > > > > IIRC, Dick Murphy has posted here several times that he's very > > > much new to Linux. Based on that, pointing him at Debian > > > *unstable* is not the best idea, IMHO. > > > > ..based on my own experience the last 3 years since bailing out of > > Red Hat 5.2 thru 9, I can recommend Debian "unstable" for FlightGear > > use, and anything else except ISP service, airliner flight controls > > etc where a bug or crash may cause loss of life, these few cases are > > better served by running Debian Stable. > > In the case of newcomers to Linux, I couldn't possibly disagree more. > > You're probably thinking that my reservations in recommending Sid > to a newbie have to do with "instability"; they don't. ..erm. I was a newbie to the Debian way of life when I did "impossible" stuff on RHL, going by the book, I've probably been sheltered into boredom. ;o) > My reservations have to do with the variety of things that you are > *expected* to know and be comfortable with, if you are running > unstable. ..aye. > I have spent *countless* hours in debian-user and #debian trying to > get people who just should not be running unstable back on track. ..thanks, especially having the debian-user list handy on disk when shot off-line on top of some other problem, is extremely helpful, thanks a lot. :o) -- ..med vennlig hilsen = with Kind Regards from Arnt... ;o) ...with a number of polar bear hunters in his ancestry... Scenarios always come in sets of three: best case, worst case, and just in case. ------------------------------------------------------- All the advantages of Linux Managed Hosting--Without the Cost and Risk! Fully trained technicians. The highest number of Red Hat certifications in the hosting industry. Fanatical Support. Click to learn more http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=107521&bid=248729&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Flightgear-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-users
