Re: Deebian 7.0 needs to support MTP (for Android), else it will lose relevance
On Wednesday 06 February 2013 17:33:05 Alexey Eromenko wrote:
> History:
> USB MTP (universal serial bus - media transfer protocol) was developed
> to replace the USB Mass Storage.
>
> Problem with mass storage is that it is not reliable - it is
> block-device-level protocol. And if PC goes power down (or blue
> screen, on certain O.S) the data on the smartphone will be damaged,
> and there is no "scandisk" on the smartphone, so it will become
> unreadable.
> MTP overcomes this problem by being filesystem level protocol (as
> opposed to block device), and is supported since Windows
> hasta-la-Vista. (since 2006)
>
> The result:
> Google decided to remove USB Mass Storage from Android 4.x devices.
> Newer Android devices support MTP-only.
Debian stable is designed to prioritize stability first, at the expense of
having the latest packages and supporting the latest technologies. It's not
designed for home users who need their computer to work with the phone or
tablet du jour, but to cater to those who can't afford bugs or crashes (e.g.
servers or public kiosks).
If the most important thing to you is to have the latest software, you may be
better off with Arch or aptosid (based on debian sid), which are focused at
home users who want the latest software. You could also try Debian testing,
which will likely get the latest KDE SC release once Wheezy is released, but
it isn't officially supported, and could break.
Also, it's Debian. not Deebian.
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