On Fri, Jul 28, 2006 at 05:37:11PM +0100, Matthew Garrett wrote: > Steve Kemp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Neither Ubuntu nor Debian do anything special to get hardware support > > that is provided by the kernel proper and tools that neither group > > created. > > That's not actually true. I do a lot of work in Ubuntu to add extra > hardware support.
OK I stand corrected. I did consider that software suspend, etc, probably gets a fair amount work. But mostly I was thinking of hardware support which is mostly a kernel issue. (Along with the difference between free vs. non-free firmware). > If Debian had slightly less of a culture of > "Keep your hands off my package", I'd do it here instead. That seems understandable. I'm keen on teams, but even more keen on a less "ownery" stance by package owners. Steve -- Debian GNU/Linux System Administration http://www.debian-administration.org/ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
