Re: "Stable" vs "Unstable" & "Testing"

2010-06-09 Thread ABSDoug
--- On Wed, 6/9/10, Johan Grönqvist wrote: >From what I have seen so far, I would recommend ubuntu 9.10 for your netbook, >followed by debian testing or unstable. ++= Thanks so much for your input. I've got madwifi working Debian on my Acer Aspire One.

Re: "Stable" vs "Unstable" & "Testing"

2010-06-08 Thread Johan Grönqvist
2010-06-09 01:55, ABSDoug skrev: This was the 1st time I had heard of "stab le"& "unstable", I only knew there was "testing", which I wanted to avoid. Sounded very reasonable, with a name like "stable"& finding out Debian is the SOURCE for other distros, I'm thinking stable is what you'd use if

Re: "Stable" vs "Unstable" & "Testing"

2010-06-08 Thread Tom Furie
On Tue, Jun 08, 2010 at 04:55:03PM -0700, ABSDoug wrote: > Thanks a BUNCH for all the responds! If I'm repeating myself, forgive, > I'm not sure what you've read so far (had some posting issues, now > resolved). I'd like to explain my desire to use Debian stable so as to > get some education here,

"Stable" vs "Unstable" & "Testing"

2010-06-08 Thread ABSDoug
<<< I originally wrote: I do know I want to stick with "stable" Debian >>> <<< Someone else wrote: I my opinion there is no need to do so. Squeeze is close to freeze, soon it will became stable. You better run it. Personally I run it on my EeePC and have (almost) no problems. Advantage of runnin