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Re:Brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian Lin... by ilyt on Wednesday August 16, 2023 @07:01PM (#37155016)
> Ironic that today it is the dependable system. Still flexible enough for development, but I guess priorities have changed.

Testing is pretty stable for something named "testing" and unstable is remarkably stable for something called stable. Well, except that one month every 2 years after release where all that was frozen for release gets unfrozen..

And it being stable is not only important feature. The upgrades just work, better than in any other distro I tested (unless you make frankendebian but even then surprisingly often it also "just works". Slap unattended-upgrades package with some settings and you can basically forget it if it is just some service

Re:Brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian Lin... by Doxin on Thursday August 17, 2023 @04:00AM (#37158566)
I honestly think debian does itself a disservice with calling testing testing. Testing is what any other distro would call stable, and stable is the sort of stable you need for running nuclear reactors and the like.

How many people installed debian stable and bounced off because all the packages were quite old?

Re:Brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian Lin... by ilyt on Thursday August 17, 2023 @09:38AM (#37161366)
Hell, Ubuntu builds it's "stable" release from Debian's testing.

Maybe just call it "next" instead of testing ?

Re:Brand-new Linux release, which I'm calling the Debian Lin... by Doxin on Friday August 18, 2023 @03:16AM (#37172295)
Honestly I'd call testing stable, and stable something like "rock solid" or whatnot. Testing is for sure plenty stable for day-to-day desktop use.