[TriLUG] Debian question

[Kevin - The Alchemist - Sonney]

On Fri, 2002-02-22 at 11:03, M. Mueller (bhu5nji) wrote:
> Thanks.  That clears up a lot.  I see more clearly that my requirements might 
> be in the minority.  I need secure and stable Linux, Like Debian Potato, on 
> the cheapest new uATX AMD Duron mainboard with video and LAN built-in.  
> (Biostars have been filling the bill so far.)  If I hold my Linux distro 
> constant and keep applying it to an ever changing stream of new mainboards as 
> time increases, I should expect to uncover incompatibilities from 
> time-to-time.  

Yes, this does happen. Although it may be fixable by upgrading the
kernel, and not needing a whole new distro. Where is the
incompatibility, and can it be fixed with an up-to-date 2.2.x/2.4.x
stable kernel?

> To succeed, it seems like I need to troll the Debian lists for 
> someone/somegroup that can guide me through finding remedies for those 
> incompatibilities as they arise.  I may need to get closer to the developers 
> than I would using the user's list.

Quite possibly. I understand them to be quite helpful folks, although I
only subscribe to the announces...

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