"Peter Besenbruch on the Libranet list posted a nice explanation of the various Debian branches a while back, one that I thought y’all might find useful. If you’re an old Debian dude, this won’t be that helpful, but for a newbie or a Debian-curious individual, this should be a good starter.
"It sounds like you want to run Debian Sarge, which is currently the middle, or testing branch. It’s not bleeding edge, but it’s not out of date, either. Here is my take on things..."