[GRLUG] Debian Release Party

[Bob Kline]

One could almost suggest "if it ain't
broke, don't fix it." For people who need
to keep things running, issues of true
improvement in the underlying OS must
be taxing to resolve.  i.e., is something
actually enough better to risk a lot of
things coming unglued.  And that would
seem to mostly revolve around whether
there are ongoing problems.

As for the install fest, is there something
particularly challenging about installing
Debian?

Just asking.  Never used it.

   -- Bob


On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:26 PM, Matt Michielsen
<mattmichielsen at gmail.com>wrote:

> I actually kind of prefer infrequent releases for setting up servers.
> I run Ubuntu on my desktop/laptop, but Debian Stable with some
> packages out of Testing on most servers, although lately I've been
> using Ubuntu LTS releases. Upgrading a production server to a
> completely new set of packages is always going to be something of a
> problem though, which is why more rolling-release oriented options
> like Debian Testing work pretty well.
>
> On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 12:17 PM, Bob Kline <bob.kline at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I wonder what percentage of this group
> > runs Debian?
> > Is it deemed enough more reliable or
> > bug free than Ubuntu releases to make
> > it worth having such infrequent releases?
> > I mean, clearly that's the lore, but what
> > seems to be the street reality?
> >   -- Bob
> >
> > On Fri, Feb 4, 2011 at 11:15 AM, Ben Rousch <brousch at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Debian is the giant tortoise upon which Ubuntu rides in style. Once
> >> every thousand years (or so) it sheds its shell and grows a new one.
> >> This rare event is called a Debian Release. Join us in Grand Rapids to
> >> celebrate this once in a lifetime (roughly) occurance.
> >>
> >> http://wiki.debian.org/ReleasePartySqueeze/USA/Grand%20Rapids
> >>
> >> USA: Michigan (Grand Rapids/Wyoming)
> >>
> >> When: Superbowl Sunday, February 6, 2011 15:30 (3:30PM)
> >> Where: Patio area of Woody's Press Box, 5656 Clyde Park Avenue
> >> Southwest, Wyoming, MICHIGAN 49509-9721
> >> What: Debian Superinstallfestbowl - come for the Debian, stay for the
> >> big screen Superbowl
> >> Bring: equipment to install Debian on, any extra install media
> >> helpful, any Debian t-shirts/banners/etc if you have them!
> >> More info: Install your Debian, drink your beer, eat your food, stay
> >> for the Superbowl game day events beginning at 5:30PM. Depending on
> >> how many people show, we can see about working out arrangements for
> >> food and drink. Please fill out this poll[1] to let us know how many
> >> are coming. The location has free wifi.
> >>
> >> [1] http://www.doodle.com/wbhb9fkt2s2ybp89
> >>
> >> --
> >>   Ben Rousch
> >>   brousch at gmail.com
> >>   http://ishmilok.blogspot.com/
> >>
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