Jason Cohen wrote: ... > My question is how Debian Testing and Unstable compare in terms of > stability. The Debian documentation suggests that Testing is more > stable than Unstable because packages are delayed by 2-10 days and can > only be promoted if no RC bugs are opened in that period [1]. Yet, > other sources indicate that Testing can stay broken for weeks due to > large transitions or the freeze before a new stable release [2].
i keep two bootable partitions available and upgrade them out of step so that i always have at least one that works well enough i can get my required tasks done. i've been running testing with bits from unstable and/or experimental for quite some time now. i've had problems here or there with different pieces but only rarely been bitten where i did not have things running at all. luckily all situations were fixable without reinstallation. i'm very happy with how it has been going. i think Debian rocks and i'm very appreciative of everyone who makes any sort of contribution to the on-going development and packaging. songbird
