-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Freddy Freeloader wrote: > Joe Hart wrote: > Michael Pobega wrote: > >>>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 11:11:07PM -0400, Carl Fink wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Mon, Mar 19, 2007 at 07:21:31PM -0400, Michael Pobega wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> And for the people who actually want to use Linux, they will >>>>>> eventually move from Ubuntu to Debian ... >>>>>> >>>>> I've been using Debian since slink, and I'm ready to move to Ubuntu. >>>>> >>>>> I just can't handle the absurdly-long release cycle any more. >>>>> >>>>> >>>> I still don't understand why you would switch to Ubuntu. Unstable is >>>> everything Ubuntu is and more. Unstable has larger repositories, a >>>> more stable user base, and Debian Sid is generally more stable than * >>>> release of Ubuntu (Even if Ubuntu is directly based on Sid, whatever >>>> they do to it kills some of the stability). >>>> >>>> And for servers you can always run Etch and apt-pin whatever you need >>>> from Sid. Of course you can do that in Ubuntu too, but the thing I've >>>> never understood is that in Ubuntu you aren't even SUPPOSED to >>>> apt-pin, because Edgy packagers aren't compatible with Dapper, >>>> likewise Feisty and Edgy. >>>> > > Exactly. So, if you want to keep your software current and run Ubuntu, > then you need to reinstall the operating system every six months. If > you run Debian Stable, it will be every few years and you won't get the > lastest versions, but you don't have to reinstall anything. The > dist-upgrade will work. > > However, run Testing and you'll get semi up to date packages and > stability (most of the time) but you don't get security patches. > >> Ummm.... When was the last time you looked at /etc/apt/sources.list in a >> fresh testing install? There are entries for the security repositories >> there by default. Security updates for testing have been happening for >> many months now.
Yes, Etch install includes security. I assumed that is because it is about to become stable. According to the debian-reference, testing does not normally get security updates, unstable does, and they filter down to testing, so it is a minimum of 10 days between an unstable fix and a testing fix due to the way the packages migrate. Has this policy changed? Joe Registerd Linux user #443289 at http://counter.li.org/ -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFGAP6miXBCVWpc5J4RAhKOAJ93p57y4a9xt9dG3CSVUF+Jxp2DBgCgqzQ0 y4tTYitHCHZdUBmXKYmygbk= =6FDz -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
