Back Again

Claude Jones cjones at levitjames.com
Wed Aug 1 22:57:54 UTC 2007


On Wednesday August 1 2007 6:00:11 pm Nigel Henry wrote:
> Etch is the current stable version, and gets security updates.
>

hmmmmm - so, here you're saying that Etch is now the curent 
stable version

> Lenny is the new testing version, and has replaced Etch, which
> was the previous testing version.
>
> Sid is what you want if you want to work on the cutting edge.
> there can be many updates each day for Sid, and if you like
> running a distro on the cutting edge, you have to be prepared
> to go with the flow. Sometimes things go ok, othertimes it all
> goes pearshaped. Packages are tried out on Sid, and when they
> are are considered stable enough, are filtered down to the
> testing version of Debian, which is now Etch

but a few sentences later, you say "the testing version of 
Debian, which is now Etch" ---- 


-- 
Claude Jones
Brunswick, MD, USA




More information about the users mailing list