[Klug-general] Debian 4.0 released

[George Prowse]

Shish wrote:
>> How come every other distro manages to release a stable version every 6 
>> months?
>>     
>
> Other distros are stable as in "OK for desktop use", debian is stable
> as in "Install it now, it'll be running 24/7, problem free, until the
> hardware itself falls apart". Also, stable-to-stable upgrades tend to
> go much smoother than other distros.
>
> For reference, the only downtime I've had since installing debian
> several years ago (back when sarge was testing) has been power cuts and
> hardware upgrades. I've gone through sarge being testing, sarge being
> stable, and now etch being stable, with no problems :P
>
>     -- Shish
>   
wow, and that is different from other distros how?