On Thu 08 May 2014 11:28:30 NZST +1200, Steve Holdoway wrote: > [Top posting cos it's getting too messy]
[Proper posting because I can handle 3 levels of quoting] > You're missing the point of debian ( and RedHat and maybe amazon linux > too these days ) completely. > > They are designed primarily for servers. As a server sysadmin I am > really happy to stay well away from the bleeding edge of development, > and reside in a more comfortable space where features are locked down > and I benefit from the huge pool of testers provided by the number of > sites who update through their package management systems. You are missing the fact that my experience was with *server* hardware that debian didn't support. No whizzbang graphics cards, something basic. Despite your incorrect claim that modern drivers are irrelevant I imagine that semi-current drivers are required for mobos, chipsets, disk controllers, network controllers etc, all nothing particular to desktop use. IOW it looks a bit like stale distro mandating stale hardware. And the lack of updates for a distro that was technically touted as fully supported doesn't give me confidence, but YMMV. ;-) And I did say it's quite possibly the best choice for Craig's relative. Volker -- Volker Kuhlmann http://volker.top.geek.nz/ Please do not CC list postings to me. _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.canterbury.ac.nz/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
