podcast-files/Drew/drew_930.md

“Tony, I get where you’re coming from. Debian isn’t about chasing the latest shiny update — it’s about this:

• Carefully curated and tested → every package in stable is rock-solid. After all, most packages have gone through two years in the testing branch of the distro.
• Fewer updates → no constant churn that risks breaking the system.
• Security-focused → most updates are restricted to patches that harden the system.
• Smaller attack surface → less experimental code, more stability.
• Community-maintained → one of the largest, longest-running volunteer projects in open source.
• Trusted everywhere → from servers to supercomputers to mission-critical systems.

Debian’s not trying to impress with flash or make things unnecessarily challenging. It’s deliberately built this way — for reliability, security, and longevity. And that’s exactly why it has the reputation it does.”