On Fri, Jan 17, 2025 at 12:55:19PM +0100, poc...@homemail.com wrote: > > > > Sent: Thursday, January 16, 2025 at 10:34 PM > > From: "Stefan Monnier" <monn...@iro.umontreal.ca> > > To: debian-user@lists.debian.org > > Subject: Re: A warning about rsync in stable: it became broken 3 days ago, > > is now fixed > > > > > Why use 3 year old rsync? > > > > If you can't answer this question, then you probably will be better > > served with Debian testing, Debian unstable, or even some other > > distribution than Debian stable. > > > > I know the answer, the question was to the person I replied to. > > Can YOU answer that question? > > It is why I use a rolling release distribution for anything important >
And that is your choice. Others, for various reasons, choose a stable distribution to which security patches are backported. Each has its place. Regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sánchez
