On Wed, Feb 26, 2003 at 08:08:08AM +0100, Volker Sturm wrote: > Hi, > if I want to get into software development for Debian: Is it recommended to > stay with stable or upgrade to sid?
Basically depends on your target audience:
* Stable is in "bug-fixes" mode only, so no new software will get into it,
altho you can always create your private repository and spread the word
around (see www.apt-get.org).
Stable is mostly used by system admins who want a... well... stable system.
Security upgrades are in place. Basically servers and new Debian adopters.
As a side problem, new adopters might find the Debian release cycle a bit
slow and move to testing when they cannot find the latest XFree or a similar
piece of code.
* Unstable is where you will find the latest pieces of software: gcc3.2,
libc2.3, latest kernel, ... Your piece of soft will eventually make its way
to the next stable (if you catch the freezing timeframe).
Unstable is used by Debian developers, mostly, and the upset users mentioned
before (if, after being upset, they did not move to Gentoo ;)
HTH
mooch
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