Questions about ... updates

[joe at actionline.com]

Joe wrote (in part):
>> The best (for me) systems I ever had was PCLinuxOS with KDE 3.5 and I
>> still have it on a couple of my systems which I *never* "updated" and
>> which have remained rock solid.

Bob asked:
> Do you ever go online with these computers? The ones with unpatched
> security holes?

Yes. These older systems "live" online 24/7/365 and I have *never*
had a problem.  It is only updates that have given me catastrophes.