[SlugLUG] Debian As A Server

[Rohan Sheth]

Hiya, I know some of you guys are busy with finals and whatnot, so
answer this question whenever you get a chance...

I have been thinking about buying a new dell poweredge server but I
can't decide what to run on it.  The server's main purpose will be web
serving (mysql/httpd/etc) and if that was the only thing it did, I would
be running Debian Stable on it.  However, it will also act as a
thin-client server meaning that it will run all the applications that
users on the network use.  Therefore, debian stable is a bit outdated
for it, considering most users like running relatively recent software. 
Therefore, I have been having trouble deciding between debian unstable
and testing.  I realize that unstable is the best choice in terms of
recent version releases, but as this is also a web-server I need
something that is relatively secure and "stable."  I am strongly
considering Debian Testing because of the reasons listed above, but I
would love additional opinions.  While some of you may recommend
completely separate distribution of Linux (which is fine), I prefer
Debian because of its steadfast history of stability and its rampant
recognition.  What should I use?

--Rohan

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