On Sat, Dec 3, 2016, 16:18 David L. Craig <dlc.usa@gmail.com> wrote:
On 16Dec03:1349+0000, B B wrote:
> Most new versions make programs behave different, and in many cases this
> means worst.
Most new versions add security patches. Most of us think that's
very important. If you avoid the bleeding edge...
LOL. Don't get me wrong. I find security patches important too. I'll religiously update some programs, but mostly I will not, and I remove them when I can. On Ubuntu I've found rpcbind listening on my network card. I couldn't remove it because it was "required". I stopped/disabled the service instead, but that will not free me from rpcbind updates. Another example is this: I prefer to install and update qmail instead of postfix.
The Debian Unstable (Sid) distro is a rolling distro, but it
breaks occassionally.
In the last 15 years I've tried all kind of combinations between Debian branches. The bureaucracy and the fact that Debian Technical Commettee considered two init systems (upstart and systemd) that doesn't always boot (read
http://marc.merlins.org/linux/talks/ProdNG-LCA2014/ProdNG.pdf) and picked one of that as default, destroyed any trust I had in them to follow quality and stability.
Upgrade distros are generally much more
tested than their rolling counterparts.
What kind of distro do you consider Crux is?