One could almost suggest "if it ain't<div>broke, don't fix it." For people who need</div><div>to keep things running, issues of true</div><div>improvement in the underlying OS must</div><div>be taxing to resolve. i.e., is something </div>
<div>actually enough better to risk a lot of</div><div>things coming unglued. And that would</div><div>seem to mostly revolve around whether</div><div>there are ongoing problems.</div><div><br></div><div>As for the install fest, is there something</div>
<div>particularly challenging about installing</div><div>Debian? </div><div><br></div><div>Just asking. Never used it.</div><div><br></div><div> -- Bob</div><div><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Matt Michielsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:mattmichielsen@gmail.com">mattmichielsen@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">I actually kind of prefer infrequent releases for setting up servers.<br>
I run Ubuntu on my desktop/laptop, but Debian Stable with some<br>
packages out of Testing on most servers, although lately I've been<br>
using Ubuntu LTS releases. Upgrading a production server to a<br>
completely new set of packages is always going to be something of a<br>
problem though, which is why more rolling-release oriented options<br>
like Debian Testing work pretty well.<br>
<div class="im"><br>
On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Bob Kline <<a href="mailto:bob.kline@gmail.com">bob.kline@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> I wonder what percentage of this group<br>
> runs Debian?<br>
> Is it deemed enough more reliable or<br>
> bug free than Ubuntu releases to make<br>
> it worth having such infrequent releases?<br>
> I mean, clearly that's the lore, but what<br>
> seems to be the street reality?<br>
> -- Bob<br>
><br>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Ben Rousch <<a href="mailto:brousch@gmail.com">brousch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
>><br>
>> Debian is the giant tortoise upon which Ubuntu rides in style. Once<br>
>> every thousand years (or so) it sheds its shell and grows a new one.<br>
>> This rare event is called a Debian Release. Join us in Grand Rapids to<br>
>> celebrate this once in a lifetime (roughly) occurance.<br>
>><br>
>> <a href="http://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartySqueeze/USA/Grand%20Rapids" target="_blank">http://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartySqueeze/USA/Grand%20Rapids</a><br>
>><br>
>> USA: Michigan (Grand Rapids/Wyoming)<br>
>><br>
>> When: Superbowl Sunday, February 6, 2011 15:30 (3:30PM)<br>
>> Where: Patio area of Woody's Press Box, 5656 Clyde Park Avenue<br>
>> Southwest, Wyoming, MICHIGAN 49509-9721<br>
>> What: Debian Superinstallfestbowl - come for the Debian, stay for the<br>
>> big screen Superbowl<br>
>> Bring: equipment to install Debian on, any extra install media<br>
>> helpful, any Debian t-shirts/banners/etc if you have them!<br>
>> More info: Install your Debian, drink your beer, eat your food, stay<br>
>> for the Superbowl game day events beginning at 5:30PM. Depending on<br>
>> how many people show, we can see about working out arrangements for<br>
>> food and drink. Please fill out this poll[1] to let us know how many<br>
>> are coming. The location has free wifi.<br>
>><br>
>> [1] <a href="http://www.doodle.com/wbhb9fkt2s2ybp89" target="_blank">http://www.doodle.com/wbhb9fkt2s2ybp89</a><br>
>><br>
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