Micro or Mini SD Cards

2010-06-23 Thread theNerd
Dear Debian Project, I want to purchase a new Core i5 notebook with a Micro and Mini SD Card Reader installed on the machine. Is it possible to download Debian and then format a 16GB Micro or Mini SD Card and then install the operating system onto the Micro or Mini SD Card and then boot the

Re: Micro or Mini SD Cards

2010-06-23 Thread Jonathan Wiltshire
On Wed, Jun 23, 2010 at 01:16:01PM +0100, theNerd wrote: I want to purchase a new Core i5 notebook with a Micro and Mini SD Card Reader installed on the machine. Is it possible to download Debian and then format a 16GB Micro or Mini SD Card and then install the operating system onto the Micro

Re: Micro or Mini SD Cards

2010-06-23 Thread Alexander Reichle-Schmehl
Hi! * Jonathan Wiltshire deb...@jwiltshire.org.uk [100623 14:42]: In short: probably, but please ask debian-u...@lists.debian.org (where all queries of this sort should be directed). If that fials, please ask on debian-lap...@lists.debian.org. Best Regards, Alexander -- To UNSUBSCRIBE,

Support timeframe

2010-06-23 Thread Steve Smith
Hello, In general, how long is a version for Debian supported? Ie, I believe that it is Microsoft's policy to stop providing support (patches, fixes, etc) after 6 years from a release. Is there any such policy for Debian and if so- what is it? What would it be for version 5? Ie, is it safe

Re: Support timeframe

2010-06-23 Thread Michael Gilbert
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010 12:22:36 -0500, Steve Smith wrote: Hello, In general, how long is a version for Debian supported? Ie, I believe that it is Microsoft's policy to stop providing support (patches, fixes, etc) after 6 years from a release. Is there any such policy for Debian and if so-

Re: Support timeframe

2010-06-23 Thread Don Armstrong
On Wed, 23 Jun 2010, Steve Smith wrote: In general, how long is a version for Debian supported? Generally speaking, 12-18 months after the release of a new stable version is when security support is stopped. Generally, that means between three and four years of support for a version. Ie, I