[Techtalk] Debian versus GenToo

[Beth Skwarecki]

> What I don't understand is why people seem to assume that Debian/testing
> doesn't exist -- the comparisons always seem to be between stable and
> unstable...

well, each of them has something going for it:

- stable is stable, and a good choice for servers and for people who can't
handle unstable yet (newbies)

- unstable has all the newest latest greatest stuff, and is good for the
desktop boxes of people who know what they're doing

- testing is ... um ... the one that doesn't get security updates. :)

Testing is a sort of special beast. It doesn't have the newest stuff, it
isn't the stablest, and in fact it's more of a security risk than the
others. I only recommend it to people who (a) are behind a good firewall,
and (b) want to be able to use the testing installer but don't feel ready
for unstable. 

Waiting for the sarge release,
-beth

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Beth Skwarecki
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