Hi Roderick, Roderick wrote on Sat, May 18, 2019 at 08:47:09AM +0000: > On Sat, 11 May 2019, Otto Moerbeek wrote:
>> Once in a while things break in current, but we keep that to a minimum. >> *If* it happens, swift action is taken. >> >> Experiments are mostly done outside the tree and only are committed >> after we are confident it's an improvement. > Is there an advantage in security of running current? Security depends more on how well a system is maintained. Both -current and -stable have roughly the same level of security when well maintained, even though the way to maintain them is somewhat different. Which one is easier to maintain depends on taste and on how many and what kind of packages are in use. Both -current and -stable can become insecure when poorly maintained. > Till now I use OpenBSD as desktop and my greatest fear is to > end with a broken system that distracts me from my work. That sounds as if you clearly prefer -stable, and there is nothing wrong with that. Even though -current breaks rarely, it can happen, and if that is your greatest fear, maybe you don't want to incur that risk. Yours, Ingo
