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jm4 • yesterday at 3:58 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

Testing doesn't get timely security updates. It's not for serious people with production systems. It shouldn't even be a debate.


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bayindirh • yesterday at 4:02 PM

I believe I need to reiterate: Stable is for servers, testing is for desktops if you're not directly exposed to internet.

Again. Stable is for servers, testing is for personal use.

I never argued otherwise, ever.

krzyk • yesterday at 4:08 PM

Google disagrees - https://itsfoss.com/goobuntu-glinux-google/

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pessimizer • yesterday at 4:04 PM

The comment you're replying to makes clear that they're not using it on servers. I do the same thing (testing on my laptop(s), stable on my servers); you just have to commit to keeping track of what's going on and manually patch if you think that it's necessary.

I have to add that for me, testing definitely breaks stuff sometimes. Nothing beyond my ability to fix, though. Nothing beyond anyone's ability now that AI is around.

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