> Basically because unstable is sometimes a bit too unstable for me (and > > stable is too old, or at least was a month ago...). I better put in a vote for unstable.. I've been on unstable for about six months* and prefer to have the latest packages and deal with (or ignore!) any bugs/wierdouts that crop up I have always been able to use my desktop, although lateral thinking is necessary sometimes I am no whiz either... but I backup frequently! As mentioned sarge is now stable so it's about the newest "stable" distro, this week.. Norv *actually it was further out than experimental for a month or two (64bit)