[Grml] Using stable Debian brnaches for packages on GRML

Keith Hinton keithint1234 at gmail.com
Sun Mar 8 00:08:48 CET 2009


If you wish to use GRML as  a hard disk system, what happens if you
attempt to use stable Debian packages to avoid breaking things?
Why Apache and stuff is included on a Debian-unstable system is beyond
me. Especially because the software should not be included in the
first place.
People may get the idea that servers can be  ran on grml!
For a blind user that has discovered GRML, the user may go running
programs/services never intended for use on GRML!
What do you all think of this?
I have read the Debian unstable FAQ, and the answer in that document
is "Are you insaine? No!" To the question about "Should I run
Debian-Sid on my server?"
GRML includes Speakup accessibility, wich I require in my Linux
kernels; and often don't have time to compile a Linux kernel,
therefore I use GRML. Would I be better off installing a plain Debian
system rather than GRML perhaps on my laptop When I get back in the
next few weeks to set it up?
Thanks!

GRML is rather cool, but the fact that you folks have included
services on it at all is a bit..concerning.
What if grep or something was to break on GRML?
Considering that you're based on the Sid branch. How about security
related updates (wich are not provided for Debian-unstable packages)
in the first place for users installing GRML directly to hard-drive?
Despite GRML being an extremely cool Linux system, it is still based off Sid!

Regards, --Keith


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