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To: Karl Pielorz <kpielorz@tdx.co.uk>
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Subject: Re: Should I run -CURRENT? SNAP? 
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> 
> What I'm trying to get at - is it a good idea? - The box isn't _mission_
> critical, I don't mind it crashing, panicing etc. - but I'd rather not have
> the filesystems hosed...

-current right now seems to be quite stable.

> If I find a SNAP that works well is it likely to stay 'working well' (I
> know, how longs a piece of string?) - or am I better off staying 'really'
> current?

I tend to leapfrog; when I have a stable system I'll live with it until 
either I need/want to play with a new feature, or it just feels "really 
old" (usually 2-3 months).

> Oh for SMP-Stable... <g>

Testing and input from people like you is what it will take to achieve 
just exactly that.

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