On Mon, 15 Aug 2005 11:06:59 +0200, Volker Armin Hemmann wrote:

> > That's the whole point. ebuilds need to be thoroughly tested before
> > being marked stable, so you need a testing branch.
> >  Without it, your stable branch would not be.
> 
> I am a long time ~arch-only user and have/had less problems, than friends

Spoken like a true geek :)

>  using the stable tree. Plus if there is a problem, my friends
> with stable will hit it too some days/week later - and I am there
> 'support', so it is good for me, if I already found a solution.

Oh, there's more :) I too have found ~arch to be extremely reliable. The
main downside is the extra time spent on updates, which could be a killer
in a production environment.


-- 
Neil Bothwick

Head: (n.) the part of a disk drive which detects sectors and decides
which of the two possible values to return: 'lose a turn' or 'bankrupt.'