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Re: Which ISO image to download ?



On Wed, Mar 26, 2014 at 08:46:42AM +0200, Andrei POPESCU wrote:
> On Du, 23 mar 14, 18:31:39, Andrew M.A. Cater wrote:
> > On Sun, Mar 23, 2014 at 03:17:36PM +0100, Hans wrote:
> > 
> > > Maybe I should suggest to use at least a newer kernel for installer CD's to 
> > > the installer team?
> > 
> > Please don't. The whole point of debian-stable is to remain stable through 
> > the lifetime of a release.
> 
> https://lists.debian.org/debian-backports/2014/01/msg00063.html
> 

Thanks for this - I was unaware of it. I stand by what I said, though I 
do understand the issue of lack of support for newest hardware.

Maybe we need the option of a "release and a half" periodically but in
this instance, I think we'd need to make it clear that this might not be
quite as supportable.

If anything, the thing that gets you is non-free firmware - WiFi cards
and the like where the firmware really isn't available yet - some
very recent Realtek chipsets, for example.

All the best,

AndyC



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> Andrei
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