Sean Craig wrote: > Hi, > > I'd read that while Debian is very stable, support for new devices and > new software is slow to get added .... is this true? Ubuntu is > Debian-based, but Debian-sourced packages are seldom merged into the > Ubuntu development tree....
Stable Debian is just that, pretty much unchanging for usually about 2 years at a time. So no, new device support goes against the stable mantra. I usually compile my own kernels and run a Debian stable base on my servers (and tv box actually), so I upgrade the kernel when I need to for new hardware support. As for Ubuntu, not quite sure where you get your info from, but it merges and updates Debian sourced packages incredibly regularly. This ensures currency of packages in addition to picking up all the security related fixes in a timely manner. Brad (Debian unstable and Ubuntu-devel follower) -- "Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so." -- Douglas Adams
