MrZammler wrote:
Debian has a lot of old software in it's stable release.
Actually, Debian "Stable" is a more of a reference distro than an end-user gaming platform. It is, however, perfect when stability is essential like in file, web, or mail servers. I've had Debian stable running for almost a year straight with not even a slightest hint of a crash or hiccup.
The "Unstable" tree is probably a little more stable than the name might suggest. I'd even say it's a little more stable than many of the odd distros i've tried. It does have quite a bit of up-to-date packages and it's perfectly suitable for the home desktop.
"Testing" is the middle road between "Stable" and "Unstable". There's nothing really exciting in it since it's the testing platform for packages coming out of unstable for the next Stable release.