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Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer)

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Thanks for your points of view! I agree that Stable comes at a cost, and of 
course if I ever were to set up a server Debian would probably be my choice.

Regarding derivatives, I know about Ubuntu, Mint, etc., but I don't exactly 
like distributions tied to or ultimately dependant on commercial entities (I 
want a change of air after going through Ubuntu, openSUSE...)

I have also seen independent Debian derivatives (MX Linux comes to mind), but 
they either used backports or the Testing distribution.

I would happily consider using Debian Testing for example, but wherever I see 
someone asking about it I always find someone discouraging from using it due 
to the possibility of having broken or unsecure packages for a long time due 
to it being automated. Is it actually usable for a Workstation? The same would 
apply to Sid, I can no longer allow myself to fix big breakages after broken 
updates (I don't know if that really happens often in Sid)

Thanks,
Sam

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Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Sam <debian@samueldgv.com> - 2020-02-25 19:10 +0100
  Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user  (and a Debian newcomer) Roberto C. Sánchez <roberto@debian.org> - 2020-02-25 19:20 +0100
    Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2020-02-25 20:30 +0100
  Re: Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user  (and a Debian newcomer) John Cunningham <djohngo@gmail.com> - 2020-02-25 19:20 +0100
  Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-02-26 01:10 +0100
    Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 07:10 +0100
      Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Reco <recoverym4n@enotuniq.net> - 2020-02-26 14:40 +0100
      Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 14:40 +0100
        Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-26 17:50 +0100
          Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-26 23:20 +0100
            Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a  Debian newcomer) Keith Bainbridge <keithrbau@gmail.com> - 2020-02-27 02:10 +0100
              Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Charles Curley <charlescurley@charlescurley.com> - 2020-02-27 15:10 +0100
                Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and a Debian newcomer) Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca> - 2020-02-27 15:40 +0100
                Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-02-27 16:40 +0100
            Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Joe <joe@jretrading.com> - 2020-02-27 16:30 +0100
  Re: Understanding the two-year release cycle as a desktop user (and  a Debian newcomer) Didar Hossain <didar@purlo.in> - 2020-02-29 12:10 +0100

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