> The number of hours I've spend migrating data between versions, It seems (from prev. post as well) like you were trying to stay on the cutting edge functiona

> The number of hours I've spend migrating data between versions, It seems (from prev. post as well) like you were trying to stay on the cutting edge functionality wise. OTOH I was arguing for running stable and maintained Linux distribution. I'd certainly agree that the initial investment is pretty big—not only it takes some time, but you need non-trivial specific knowledge about Linux administration—and for that reason alone I'd advocate using maintained hosting. My only beef with your comment was that, in theory (and in my experience), a properly configured VPS running stable software shouldn't require nowhere near the level of maintenance you seem to be suggesting.