>layering years of patches over top actually generates more stable, more secure code Well, I think your definition of 'stable' is different than what RHEL/Debi

>layering years of patches over top actually generates more stable, more secure code Well, I think your definition of 'stable' is different than what RHEL/Debian customers think. Stable isn't seen as "doesn't have bugs", its "works predictably". Which is a subtle but meaningful difference.