Ubuntu vs Debian

[islampharm]

i'm using Debian sarge ...i like it too much but i think ubuntu is more flexible as i can use new software ..What do u think?

[Vergil83]

Ubuntu does have newer software and is more userfriendly, while sarge is more stable and more diy. You have to choose what is more important to you.

[islampharm]

thank u vergil

i respect debian stability and i want to work with the developer to enhance friendly side.i am c++ beginner and i'm still practicing can i join the developers

[jens]

i want to work with the developer to enhance friendly side.i am c++ beginner and i'm still practicing can i join the developers

See: http://www.debian.org/devel/join/
Most people start as new package maintainers or documentation writers, all help is highly appreciated

[bryansmith]

If you want newer software, why not consider upgrading to Etch or Sid?

[islampharm]

I toke a look on sid and etch.the debian official site says they both still in testing mode.do u think sid is stable?

[weeds86]

Debian always has three stages (unstable, testing, and stable) At the moment Sid is "unstable", Etch is "testing" and Sarge is "stable". In the next few months Etch will become "stable" meaning that Sid will then become "testing" and a new name (I cant remember what it was) will become "unstable".

I would definitely go with Etch as it is really close to the "stable" stage.

[gruven]

Debian always has three stages (unstable, testing, and stable) At the moment Sid is "unstable", Etch is "testing" and Sarge is "stable". In the next few months Etch will become "stable" meaning that Sid will then become "testing" and a new name (I cant remember what it was) will become "unstable".

I would definitely go with Etch as it is really close to the "stable" stage.

If I remember correctly, Sid will always be the unstable branch, and they just rename the stable and testing branches.

[chadders]

If I remember correctly, Sid will always be the unstable branch, and they just rename the stable and testing branches.

Yup, you are right. Sid is always the Unstable version, named after the mentally disturbed boy who liked to destroy toys in the first toy story movie.

[bryansmith]

I ran Sid once and had a few problems. I now run Etch and have had nothing but good fortunes. The only problem I had was installing Flash 9 which was still the beta version in the repos (this was after 9 final had been released). The beta version wasn't on the Adobe website anymore so flashplugin-nonfree didn't work. This was fixed a few days later.