Adam Hardy wrote:
> andy on 11/04/07 20:12, wrote:
>> John Hasler wrote:
>>> Joe Hart writes:
>>>
>>>> if you're running Etch you won't be getting many, if you're running
>>>> Lenny
>>>> (which is kind of hard because AFAIK it isn't all complete yet)
>>>>
>>>
>>> Lenny (Testing) is complete. It just happens to be nearly identical to
>>> Etch at the moment.
>>>
>> Thanks steef, Joe & John for the response.
>>
>> If I wanted to remain current (w/out being bleeding-edge ala Sid),
>> would I now be adjusting my apt-sources-list to look for "testing"
>> rather than "etch" as they do now?
>>
>> How risky is this on a workstation/desktop-&-music-&-Net box?
>
> It depends how often you are going to do an across-the-board upgrade
> of all your packages to stay current, and I guess it depends alot on
> knowing what you are doing. I guess if you have to ask, you will end
> up learning alot!
>
> That's what happened to me. I stayed with etch through about 18 months
> of testing and found every 3 months I would encounter some
> mind-bending problem concerning things I never knew existed. Would
> spend an hour or a day sorting it out with from this list and
> elsewhere.
>
> Adam
>
Adam, your response was quite provocative!

While I am fascinated by computers and have enjoyed my forays into
programming and networking I cannot claim to be anything more than a
user who would prefer a trouble-free computing experience, but isn't
afraid about getting my hands dirty if need's be. So, on this basis, and
noting that I have my trusty update manager doing all of the nitty
gritty for me, what am I realistically looking at if I adapt my
sources-list to "testing" (as they had been prior to Etch becoming Etch)?

The plot thickens ...

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