Re: A postcard from the bleeding edge
On Sat, Jan 27, 2001 at 11:24:49AM +1100, Damon Muller wrote:
> Subtitle: My experiences installing a vew video card, kernel 2.4,
> ReiserFS, XFree 4.02, DevFS and upgrading to testing all in the same
> day.
>
> This is a (probably long) recounting of my experiences doing a bit of an
> upgrade. Those stuck in Potato-land and wanting to try out new-and-cool
> stuff, but a bit worried about making the transition, might be
> interested in how I found it. If you're happily running Potato and don't
> want to tempt fate, or already well into Sid and laugh at the face of
> danger, this may not be of any interest to you, so feel free to use that
> `D' key (I wont be offended...)
[snip snip snip]
> Sorry that was so long, and un-proofread (I don't need to read it, I
> know what it's supposed to say, I wrote it!). But hopefully that might
> convince someone that change can be managed, or help someone who has got
> stuck along the way.
care to spend a couple hours and craft that into a document that
next month's newbie (someone like me, no doubt) could refer to
as an information source?
over at newbieDoc (now at groups.yahoo.com/group/newbieDoc )
we'd love to see more of this kind of documentation...
hope you can help!
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