• u/lukmly013 💾 (lemmy.sdf.org)
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      88 months ago

      Mostly a joke about him calling it “ancient”, but there may be some unpatched vulnerabilities in older software. Though there could also be some new ones in newest versions.
      Still, unless it’s Alpha/Beta/RC, it’s probably better to keep it up-to-date.

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        118 months ago

        Debian patches security vulnerabilities in stable. They don’t change the version numbers or anything but they do fix security holes.

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        108 months ago

        Debian responds to security issues in stable within a fairly short window. They have a dedicated security team.