Unstable does not mean that the software has to be unstable but that the package pool is the unstable part of it. So the uncomfortable stuff is the package upgrades, not the software itself.
Dear Friends,
I am repeating, re-iterating and re-quoting this because, for those who are new to either grml or using debian unstable, this needs to be the first sentence one reads.(Thals, M - I shall plagiarise often ;) )
It is hard to explain that the unstable repository is not an repository of unstable software, but an unstable repository of software where dependencies might or might not be met, and the normal debian stable guarantee of easy apt-get installation does not apply.
As to the relevance of this to grml, there is none, in se, as the same issues would apply to any pure debian installation where apt was used with unstable sources.
The main difference is that when we, whether programmer or newbie, ask for help on this list, the questions are both taken seriously and answered courteously. We, the noobs, try in return not to bug the developers with issues unrelated to grml.
We do anyway, and are bloody grateful for the patience of Mika and the whole team.
best, M