On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 5:50 AM, Doug <dmcgarr...@optonline.net> wrote:
> Stable means the producers of the distro believe that the bugs have been > all removed. That does _not_ mean that they won't change it tomorrow, > and for some applications, you might have to upgrade--i.e., > install a new release of that system, or the app won't work. > There are two other options you might want to consider: > 1. Ubuntu has a system--I forget what it's called--that they guarantee > will be stable and supported without change for five years. > 2. PCLinuxOS systems--whether 32 or 64 bit, or KDE, or LXDE, etc, are > on what they call a "rolling release"--you never have to reinstall a > new system: upgraded files are made available as they are tested and > certified OK, and you just upgrade them via the system software. Even > new kernels are made available. The only time you would have to > make a new installation would be to change from 32 bit to 64 bit. > It should be noted that once in a while, the upgrade of some file > doesn't work the way it's supposed to, or affects something it > shouldn't. This doesn't happen very often, but it _does_ happen. > (I use PCLOS, so I know!) Okay. This is now clarified. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/cahbplrpztq0xjs-cj4fuqf4u48nkgrk9wrqhia+eey5y+rk...@mail.gmail.com
