On Mon, 2 Jun 2008 21:19:16 -0700, Mike Bird <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> On Mon June 2 2008 20:52:03 Manoj Srivastava wrote: >> The version of Debian that is intended for general use is the one we >> call stable. >> >> There are other distribution variants, which are a part of our >> development and release process -- and the primary goal of that is to >> help us create the next release. People who want to help us in >> improving the next release are encouraged to test those, as long as >> they understand that what the are doing is being guinea pigs, and >> helping the community by improving the next version. >> >> If this is not something the users are comfortable with, they should >> select a distribution that better fits their needs. Debian is not >> for everyone; no distribution is. > You know Debian better than most Debian users. What do you recommend > to actual or potential Debian users with recent desktop or laptop > hardware? I thought I had answered that. The only version that th project releases for end users is stable. Now, for hardware support, if stable's kernel is not new enough, they have a few choices: a) They can try and help Debian improve the next distribution but using Sed/testing. It comes with a few drawbacks, but they can stop being consumers and becomes full citizens in the free software world. b) They can run stable, but download and compile a recent kernel. I think you should be able to run a recent kernel on stable; and kernel drivers are what provide hardware support. c) Find some other distribution that better matches their needs. Debian is not for everyone; as I said above. manoj -- Just because everything is different doesn't mean anything has changed. Irene Peter Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.debian.org/~srivasta/> 1024D/BF24424C print 4966 F272 D093 B493 410B 924B 21BA DABB BF24 424C -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]