On Tuesday, November 26, 2013 11:27:03 AM Lisi Reisz wrote: > On Tuesday 26 November 2013 16:03:54 AP wrote: > > On Mon, Nov 25, 2013 at 12:05 AM, Andrew Wood > > > > <and...@perpetualmotion.co.uk> wrote: > > > After many years of using Linux on servers and my primary desktop > > > I would only recommend Debian. Its solid and reliable, other > > > distros ive found to be very buggy > > [snip] > > > > My primary machine is only a Core 2 Duo but its running Debian 7 > > > with Gnome 3 without any issues and is more than adequate for > > > LibreOffice and web browsing speedily > > > > Oh well. By saying solid and reliable, you mean it is worth > > installing. > > It is certainly worth installing, but what he means, I think, is that > it will rarely, if ever, crash, be almost bug-free (nothing is > totally bug-free in all possible situations), has good security > updates and can be relied on. It Just Works. > > My husband, who likes a trouble-free life, is quite clear that he > wants the stable version of Debian. (He gets Debian anyway.) > > If you want the latest, greatest, newest hardware and software, then > Debian Stable is not for you. If you want reliability, an ability to > run on almost anything, and a peaceful life, then Wheezy - 7.2 - (the > current Stable) is the one for you. > > Lisi
Well met good lady! You've stated it about as succinctly as could be done. -- 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/201311261136.31510.neal.p.mur...@alum.wpi.edu
