Micro or Mini SD Cards
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 laptop with the Micro or Mini SD card in the card reader instead of using the hdd from the bios. Heres the link to the laptop I want to purchase. Any form of assistance would be greatfully appreciated. http://www.sony.co.uk/product/vn-e-series/vpcec1s1e-bj
Re: Micro or Mini SD Cards
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 or Mini SD Card and then boot the laptop with the Micro or Mini SD card in the card reader instead of using the hdd from the bios. In short: probably, but please ask debian-u...@lists.debian.org (where all queries of this sort should be directed). -- Jonathan Wiltshire 4096R: 0xD3524C51 / 0A55 B7C5 1223 3942 86EC 74C3 5394 479D D352 4C51 signature.asc Description: Digital signature
Re: Micro or Mini SD Cards
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, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100623151236.gz3...@melusine.alphascorpii.net
Support timeframe
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 to say that version 5 will not be supported after 2014? The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is based on Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. Because the previous version is not longer supported, we need to provide a patch policy for our appliance. -- Regards, Steve Steve R. Smith, CISSP, CISM | Product Manager Alert Logic, Inc. Direct: 713-351-1761 | Mobile: 713-689-9742 | Fax: 713-660-7988 ssm...@alertlogic.com | www.alertlogic.com
Re: Support timeframe
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- what is it? What would it be for version 5? Ie, is it safe to say that version 5 will not be supported after 2014? The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is based on Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. Because the previous version is not longer supported, we need to provide a patch policy for our appliance. Stable releases are supported for one year following the release date of the subsequent stable release. Hence, support for Debian Lenny (5.0) well end sometime toward the end of 2011 (assuming Squeeze is released toward the end of 2010). Best wishes, Mike -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100623140040.d14d3dce.michael.s.gilb...@gmail.com
Re: Support timeframe
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 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 to say that version 5 will not be supported after 2014? Pretty safe, yes. Support will most likely be stopped some time in 2012. The reason why I ask is because we have a hardware appliance that is based on Debian and we are working on upgrading to version 5. Because the previous version is not longer supported, we need to provide a patch policy for our appliance. If it's something that you need security support for longer, you can certainly hire someone to continue security support (and any other backported fixes) to lenny, and possibly band together with others who need the same. Don Armstrong -- If everything seems to be going well, you have obviously overlooked something. -- Steven Wright http://www.donarmstrong.com http://rzlab.ucr.edu -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-project-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of unsubscribe. Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/20100623181231.gd27...@teltox.donarmstrong.com
