m/b and chip recommendations

Collins Richey crichey at gmail.com
Mon Dec 31 16:31:42 PST 2007


On Dec 31, 2007 5:20 PM, Lonni J Friedman <netllama at gmail.com> wrote:

> Whenever it comes to Linux, I usually stick with products that have
> been on the market for at least 4 months to ensure that its supported
> and all the show stopper bugs have been found & eliminated.  I can't
> speak about how well or quickly Debian keeps on top of this stuff
> though.
>

Pretty much the same principle with Debian Testing or better. Debian
Etch (last time I checked) doesn't seem to keep up with even 4-month
old boxes. I have a 2-year old box on which Etch can't drive the sound
card (works fine on Ubuntu, sid, etc.).

-- 
Collins Richey
     If you fill your heart with regrets of yesterday and the worries
     of tomorrow, you have no today to be thankful for.



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