<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 10:28 AM, Collins Richey <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:crichey@gmail.com">crichey@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<div class="im">On Sun, Jan 10, 2010 at 7:43 AM, Shawn Perry <<a href="mailto:redmop924@comcast.net">redmop924@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<br>
> How about running debian stable with the parts od testing and unstable that<br>
> you want.<br>
><br>
> Also, sidux is pretty stable when properly maintained with a program called<br>
> smxi.<br>
><br>
<br>
</div>Yes, I can attest to that fact for 2+ years now.<br><br></blockquote><div><br></div><div> </div><div>Thanks Shawn and Collins. I was actually thinking about something like that last night. If I was running gentoo, I could just unmask the few packages that I wanted if they were still in testing and use them. I wasn't sure how well that would work with testing/unstable with debian. I already have a debian disk, so I guess it is time to fire up an virtual machine and try it out. </div>
<div><br></div><div>I update my laptop laptop fairly often, so sidux is a possibility. It makes me nervous to be fully in the Sid branch though as I am in school and need my laptop almost daily... I won't have time to fix/track down/remove a goofball package if it ruins the system too often.... what is "pretty stable"? Average bad package once a week? Once a month? More? Less?</div>
<div><br></div><div>Thanks again,</div><div><br></div><div>Mike Irons</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>