[TriLUG] Debian Sid/Unstable

[Ken MacKenzie]

Are you asking what is backports?  If so link explains it best:

http://backports.debian.org/

Basically a repo for bringing some newer packages from testing into stable
without switching fully over to testing.

Ken


On Sat, Mar 1, 2014 at 2:45 PM, bak <bak at picklefactory.org> wrote:

> Backports? :)
>
> On Mar 1, 2014, at 14:09, Ric Moore <wayward4now at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 02/28/2014 09:49 AM, Ken MacKenzie wrote:
> > And the only software the latest and greatest
> >> absolutely matters is the music software and at that just certain
> specific
> >> items.
> >
> > VLC is older than dirt with Wheezy, which is why i went through all the
> hoops to get Jessie. And, it wasn't easy. Ric
> >
> >
> >
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> > ..the Sin of Ignorance, and the Sin of Stupidity.
> > Only the former may be overcome." R.I.P. Dad.
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