Re: All very fine.....love it when the anoraks get excited about stuff like "git"........
If you don't want constant updates the solution is simple : don't follow a dev track which is there specifically to allow frequent, poorly tested updates.
From your examples, I would suggest you want the releases marked 'LTS' or long-term-stable.
Try Debian. they're exceptionally careful about what goes in, and you won't suffer much harm if you miss out every other release for even longer life.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
