Re: Need newer software that included with stable (that isn't at backports.org)
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You're still top-posting. Very Bad Manners.
On 07/27/07 15:57, Tim Hull wrote:
> It's a Core Duo MacBook that's over a year old, so not exactly bleeding
> edge. That doesn't mean it doesn't take a few kernel revs for them to
> figure things out, and this is definitely the case here.
Sooo... download a vanilla .22 kernel and build it yourself.
You've just got to do a little more yourself. It's the price of
freedom. And not that difficult.
> Also, the kernel
> package from sid (Lenny's is 2.6.21) is compiled against glibc 2.6.
That's just *not* correct. Totally Wrong, actually.
[snip]
>
> For me, this is the one major dilemma of FOSS - updates are basically
> all-or-nothing. You can't, for instance, stick with an old Xorg but have a
> newer kernel and GNOME. I hope Debian brings the backports into the
> official fold in the future - it seems that it would help immensely with
> this.
If you want effortless, go back to OSX.
No, really. Very few people here will be upset that you want others
to do the grubby integration work. My wife certainly doesn't. And
that's *OK*.
Do you complain and whine because the Honda Civic only has a 1.8L
140HP motor? No, you rip it out and install a JDM H22 with high
performance exhaust manifold, intake, fuel rail, power steering
pump, racing gear shift, transmission cooler, intercooled
turbocharger, nitrous, etc.
IOW, *you* make the car run like *you* want it to run.
Same with Linux. Stick with stock, or get your fingernails dirty
and scrape your knuckles.
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Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA USA
Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!
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