I know I'm going to regret this:
What's "sid"
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Jay Salzman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, June 13, 2001 10:51 AM
Subject: Re: [vox-tech] If I was to install debian
> begin: Jay Strauss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> quote
> > Ok, I understand. 2.2.23 is stable. But why aren't they using the new
> > 2.4.5 kernel? Or are they (debian), but their release number doesn't
have
> > anything to do with the kernel version?
>
> i have a potato system, and it's using 2.2.14 (it's r2).
>
> frankly, i'm really not sure why debian is using 2.2 kernels. maybe henry
> can answer that one. i do know that a lot of testing goes on before a
> package makes it into the stable distribution; so debian (stable) packages
> tend to be older than their redhat/mandrake/suse/.* counterparts. but
they
> also tend to be more stable. you'd NEVER see the redhat gcc fiasco happen
> with debian.
>
> but i have to admin, 2.2.23 is kinda old. i'm stumped on that one.
>
> pete
>
> ps- sid packages are just as bleeding edge as everyone else; actually more
> bleeding edge than everyone else, since they're built as soon
(theoretically)
> as an author releases a new version or bug release of his/her softwarre.
>
> i've never run sid; woody has been very good to me.
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