steve wrote, On 14/08/09 18:18:
With risk in mind, it's best to use software "certified"* for a specific
os, and to do that most simply, it's best to stay in the mainline, which
really is RH/CentOS 5.3 or debian lenny.....
*This is a very loose definition of the word, where package releases are
considered "certified". Often the source release from the author is
better, but then you've got the extra headache of completely testing it
yourself. At least if debian/RH release a package, it's been pretty
thoroughly tested. I know it's the wrong word, but I couldn't think of
the right one (:
Accepted?
Verified / validated?
That old Debian standard "stable", sometimes said as "known-stable" or
"proved stable"
"Not stepping outside the package management framework"
--
Craig Falconer
