Can I use Debian for...

[Bret Comstock Waldow <bwaldow@alum.mit.edu>]

Hello,

I'm thinking of switching to Debian.  I have a few questions.

I have an IBM T21 Thinkpad, with the UltraCam II camera, Windows 2000,
and a cable modem.  I use the UltraCam to video conference with my
family and friends via Netmeeting now.  I also stay in touch with
friends with MS Messenger.  My friends are not Linux users, and won't
become Linux users soon, so that's out.

I need a recent, stock kernel to use the drivers for the Ultracam with
Linux.  I want to have a Netmeeting compatible videoconferencing client
(so my friends can contact me reliably) and a MS Messenger compatible IM
client - preferably one that also allows the voice connection with
Messenger as well as text IM.  My friends will be using MS Windows
something, with Netmeeting and Messenger - they can't use Linux on their
end.

I believe I'd be happy with Gnome or KDE.  I've the most experience with
KDE, but I'm not using either while I'm hanging out in Win2k.

Can anyone verify that I can do these things in Debian, and which
distribution I will need to use?  These are the last barriers keeping me
from switching to booting Linux first choice.

Thanks in advance,
Bret


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