On Sat, 24 Oct 2009, Rogan Creswick wrote:
> I endorse this approach :). I've gone back to Debian after four years of
> Ubuntu, and I am much happier running Debian testing than I was with
> Ubuntu.
>
> Keep in mind, though, that Debian comes in three distinct releases.
> Stable is very, very, stable--and it's also way behind the Ubuntu tech
> curve. You will probably want the middle release ("testing", if I'm
> remembering correctly). The bleeding-edge version ("unstable", also
> called "sid") ranges from very usable to extremely broken, all
> depending on the point of the release cycle.
There are other distributions that avoid being at the bleeding edge. It's
one of the reasons I like Slackware. Security upgrades come out when
necessary, individual applications can be upgraded easily, yet there are
still a lot of servers and workstations running older versions quite
securely and happily.
I think it depends on what each of us does with the computer and the
distribution. I'm not in the computer business so for me it's a tool; a means
to a end rather than an end in itself. I'll upgrade the tool when there's a
solid reason to do so, otherwise I want to minimize administration time and
focus on what makes money for me. Those who need to know the idiosyncrasies
of various distributions on a professional level, or those who just enjoy
futzing with them for fun, have a different need.
Rich
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