On 2/14/2009 9:59 AM, Maarten Bezemer wrote: >>> I can see 1.1.9-1 in Experimental, but not even in Unstable yet. >>> So I'm not ready to try it on production machines.
>> I could never use a distro that required me to use outdated/buggy >> software... > So you prefer to use the new&shiny versions of the software that > include all new&shiny bugs? Please don't put words in my mouth. I said what I said, and meant it. > Given my experience with a lot of software, that's just not an > acceptable policy. With software that is a fast moving target and bugs get squashed quickly, it is the only sensible policy, imnsho. Of course, as the old saying goes, if it ain't broke, don't fix it - and this is NOT in contradiction to what I said earlier... I said I wouldn't use a distro that REQUIRED me to use outdated/buggy s/w... > in general, bleeding edge isn't the way to go. For SYSTEM packages, I totally agree. But again, for software that is a fast moving target, quick upgrades to latest versions THAT FIX BUGS BEING ENCOUNTERED BY THE CURRENT VERSION is the only sensible thing to do. > For production environments, I'm more than happy with Debian Stable plus > backports versions of things like dovecot. I prefer Gentoo due to its 'rolling release' nature (mine has been kept up to date from day one for the last 5 years, with not one major glitch - knock on wood). I keep the 'system' pinned at stable, and keyword the fast moving packages to unstable... accomplishes the same thing, except that most of the critical packages I use are updated to latest versions within hours or days (with some irritating exceptions, like Samba), as opposed to weeks or months like most other distros. But to each his/her own... -- Best regards, Charles
