I'm curious, how much does Debian's stability-focused release model impact stability? Especially in long-term projects, how are the risks of conflicts minimized? Can those with experience share their insights?
How does one contribute to Debian's stability?
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No worries, just like you, I've been using Debian stable in my projects for a long time, and thanks to its stability, I've hardly encountered any "crash" issues. For example, last year I ran a Kubernetes cluster on Debian 11 (Bullseye) for months without having to deal with constant updates.
When we see that even old Debian versions receive LTS support, we can understand how reliable a foundation it is for long-term projects.
Actually, the model they call "release delay" in Debian is what ensures this stability. For instance, when using APT, sometimes you have to wait a bit for new packages to arrive, but in return, the "likelihood of breaking" is almost zero. Once, I wanted to try a new JDK version for a Java application, so I chose to stick with stable for reliability, and it ran without any issues for three months.