On Thu, 06 Dec 2007 16:24:14 -0600, Blake Hudson wrote: > Beartooth wrote: >> So pirut's sudden offer of development *repos* waves no red flag >> -- and you later render your whole OS unusable, at least by anyone >> *not* a developer. [snip] > I would suggest sticking with the updates and possibly updates-testing > (if you need new releases) repos. I would only use the development repos > if you require the latest of the latest on a few specific packages. Even > then, I would not include them in yum; preferring instead to download > packages manually on an individual basis. Good advice, certainly; but those of us who need it shouldn't have to get burned, and lose data, to discover we needed it. -- Beartooth Staffwright, PhD, Neo-Redneck Linux Convert Remember I know precious little of what I am talking about.
