> > newbie - unstable, that's normal. If you like it that way. And they will > > learn a lot. > > Why is it normal for a newbie to use unstable? It's usually an initial > period of "look at me, I'm using Debian without having to use their > cruddy old software" followed by a cry for help, either here or on IRC, > when they hose their system and can't fix it. > 1. Normal = most of them does just that. 2. Debian unstable is just as good as a stable Fedora, etc. 3. By having problems, which on unstable are rapidly resolved (<1 week) they actually learn a lot. Beginning with a little patience. 4. They usually don't price stability at all since they don't devellop for anything, they just use. > > For who is stable: Experts, sysadmins etc. That a fantastic base where > > you can build anything fot it and be sure you can put in production > > anywhere because the base is the same. Stable is our Solaris, in their > > sense "Stable is the most advanced distribution" > > All very romantic, but not too factual. > That's the way I see it used around me.
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