On Thu 12 Jan 2017 at 11:43:02 -0800, Patrick Bartek wrote: > On Thu, 12 Jan 2017 14:25:30 +0100 Dan <ganc...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi, > > > > I'm going to install Debian on a file server (NFS and postgres) for a > > small group of people. It will be in an intranet, no direct connection > > to Internet. > > > > Should I install Jessie or Stretch? I've always used stable. My > > understanding is that at this point Stretch is quite stable, the > > versions of the packages won't change and there won't be major changes > > in the packages, only security/bug updates. > > Jessie. It's rock solid. It's had years of bug and security fixes > under its belt. Stretch is still in development. It's not even frozen, > yet. That's tentatively scheduled for February.
No real argument there. We have a fact or two. > > In a few months the Stretch Debian installation will automatically > > become "stable". Is that correct? > > More than a few. I expect it to become "stable" toward the end of this > year, if luck smiles on it. Sorry to use technical language, but your expectations are bollocks. Now you can produce a stream of argument which supports your "end of this year" assertion. > > If I install Jessie I'll have to update very soon. > > Why? Just because Stretch is the newest? Or is it because, Jessie > Is "old?" "New" doesn't necessarily mean "better." Just > because it's old stable, doesn't mean it stops working. I'm still > using Wheezy. Works fine 99.9% of the time. (For example, I can't play > Netflix on it. libnss3 library too old.) It still gets security That's a 100% failure for Netfix users. > updates and bug fixes under the extended support program, and will > continue to do so until Stretch is released as the new stable. Wheezy doesn't get bug fixes (not in the sense you imply). > Besides, you can always dist-upgrade "in situ," when or if, it becomes > necessary. If "new" in Debian doesn't mean "better", what does it mean? -- Brian. > B >