Re: Firewall and Laptop

2004-12-30 Thread Ryan D'Baisse
On Thu, 30 Dec 2004 09:06:03 -0400, Derek Broughton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Did firestarter get any documentation yet? I have tried it a few times. It > looks like it's on the right track, but it had useless documentation. It > just wasn't worth the effort. > If I may offer my $0.02,

Re: Debian vs. Fedora on Laptops

2004-12-28 Thread Ryan D'Baisse
On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 23:44:46 +0100, Mauro Darida <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 at 14:07:29 +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > The biggest benefit is the 2.6 kernel... which means ACPI... I could not > > get ACPI with the 2.4, you have to patch etc etc > > > False. Latest Lin

Re: Debian vs. Fedora on Laptops

2004-12-26 Thread Ryan D'Baisse
On Sun, 26 Dec 2004 23:10:56 +0100, Thomas Hood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Choose Debian if you want freedom, modularity, APT, and attention to > technical detail. Choose Libranet or Ubuntu if you want all of the > above plus easier installation and configuration, minus some freedom. > Choose

Re: Debian vs. Fedora on Laptops

2004-12-26 Thread Ryan D'Baisse
Thanks for all of the responses! So far, Debian folks sure are helpful! =) I have a few more questions, if that's okay... 1. Woody versus Sarge. Any idea when Sarge will be released? Any major benefits over Woody? 2. It sounds as if I am going to have to get comfy with compiling the kernel,

Debian vs. Fedora on Laptops

2004-12-25 Thread Ryan D'Baisse
My apologies for x-posting this. I originally posted it to debian-users and THEN noticed that there was a group specifically for laptops. It won't happen again. _ I am looking to move from FC2 to Debian, but have questions... 1. I am still a Linux newbie. Most of the instal