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If you build IM yourself, then you are no longer using the old, stable IM version and you've hit the problem: you're on the cutting edge, and also running nonst
by the_af 5y ago
If you build IM yourself, then you are no longer using the old, stable IM version and you've hit the problem: you're on the cutting edge, and also running nonstandard software!
- gmfawcett 5y agoYou can choose what version of IM you want to build. There may be several releases more recent than Debian Stable! I'm not sure what your objection to "nonstandard" software is. I write software for a living -- all of my work is "nonstandard" by definition, but it runs just fine. :)
- the_af 5y agoIt's not an objection. It's an explanation of why people install unstable or newer versions of software; a counterpoint to the article. Applying your own patch to a piece of software makes it nonstandard and unstable (because it may introduce new bugs, like any change), the very thing the author of the article fears. See my initial comment here.