[Grml] GRML and debian unstable?

[Michael Whapples]

Hello,
There's one thing which has slightly puzzled me about GRML, why does it 
use debian unstable? I can imagine stable is not wanted as it can get 
quite out dated due to the time between debian stable releases, but why 
not testing?

Why this puzzles me is that due to it using debian unstable problems can 
occur with package conflicts, broken packages, etc, so leading to it 
really not being good for those unfamiliar with linux and debian package 
management. However there are parts of GRML which I feel are good for 
useability, eg. some of the scripts for configuring the system, like 
grml-network which is probably the simplest way of configuring a network 
interface I have found for a text console.

Also as a blind user the in built accessibility is something which makes 
it good for me (some other distros either didn't have any accessibility 
for the install process, required a separate modified CD (eg. fedora) or 
in the case of slackware which while providing the accessibility only 
could use a hardware speech synthesiser for the install). This meant if 
anyone asked about an accessible install then GRML was good from that 
angle. However things are changing, vinux has moved towards being debian 
based and may be now would be my suggestion for a first time users 
distro with accessibility.

Michael Whapples