Re: [ILUG-BOM] Debian install query

On Friday 20 Mar 2009, Dinesh A. Joshi wrote:

Stability is RELATIVE. I tried Sarge a LONG time ago and IT SUCKED! Why? Simply because it didn't support my hardware. You cannot call such a distribution STABLE on my hardware, can you?

Also, stability includes a feature called as GRACEFUL FAILURE. Do you zealots understand what it means? Sarge's kernel was constantly panicking. har har... So much for "stability".

You got it in the first para. Flaky hardware. sarge installed 4 years ago and still running on atleast 20 boxes - all extremely critical.

FreeBSD kicks its arse when it comes to "stability".

Without most of the other hardware components working.