On Thu, 31 Mar 2022 at 18:38, Cecil Westerhof via Python-list <python-list@python.org> wrote: > Most people think that > Ubuntu is that also, because it is based on Debian. But Ubuntu wants > also provide the newest versions of software and this will affect the > stability and security negatively.
I think you're referring to the fact that Ubuntu releases a new stable version every 6 months, while Debian every 2 years. This is true, but Ubuntu also releases a LTS every 2 years. You can install a LTS and change the options so you'll update the system only where a new LTS is coming out. Furthermore you're not forced to upgrade, you can do it when the LTS comes to the end. On the other hand, you can live on the edge with Debian too. You can install an unstable branch. Furthermore, there's the company factor. According to Google, Debian has about 1k devs, while Ubuntu only about 250. But these devs work full time on Ubuntu and they are paid for. Not sure this is not an important point. For what I know, historically the distros with the reputation to be more stable are distros maintained by companies, Red Hat and Gentoo for example. About stability and security, I can't disagree. But I suppose the people that use the unstable version of some Linux distro are useful for testing and reporting bugs, also security one. So they contribute to the stable versions, and I think we have to be grateful to these "pioneers". -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list