> > I understand this and it is a good point. My concern is with people > > who are trying to install Debian and the difficulties they encounter. > > There have been several posts lately from experienced people who tried > > to install Debian and had it blow up in their faces. Such happenings > > can greatly hinder Debian's reputation and general acceptance. > > How many of these people had problems from properly built packages?
All of them. It was that the packages didn't work in certain situations. > > What do you figure to be the number of people who will want to use these > > utilities with a 2.1 kernel that do _not_ have any sort of internet > > access? Also, how likely are the current versions of these programs > > to work with future versions of the unstable 2.1 kernel and the 2.2 > > kernel that will eventually come from it? > > What about people who need such support now (before the cd is released). Get it from "unstable", just as you have in the past. Brian ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they're not. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]