31 Jul
2009
31 Jul
'09
3:45 a.m.
It's pretty common among servers and sysadmins to
leave machines in
place for a long time and not want to touch them, but I think the
more on-topic point might be that it accounts for pretty near 0% of
*music* systems. Linux audio stuff moves fast, and works better with
rolling releases, so the model used by AVLinux and the other
audio-specific distros is more appropriate for what we're trying to
do with them.
-ken
Yes, that is true, servers and desktops have very different needs.
The Debian Stable releases, such as Lenny, are surely meant for servers
and such, with much too heavy an emphasis on security and stability for
our purposes - hence their very long, very careful, release cycle.
If you install Debian as a music system, then Sid - which is the
rolling, Unstable, up-to-date version - plus suitable multimedia
repositories - is probably the best flavour to use.
That has been my choice, but there are many other valid and useful
choices out there - that is the beauty of Free software.
Simon