[cut-team] Rethinking CUT

[Steve McIntyre]

On Fri, Sep 17, 2010 at 05:57:39PM -0400, Michael Gilbert wrote:
>On Fri, 17 Sep 2010 18:55:18 +0100 Steve McIntyre wrote:
>> 
>> Having a list to tell me that my hardware isn't supported isn't going
>> to provide much comfort if I'm trying to get a new system installed.
>
>True.  That list could include instructions on how to get and use the
>in-development installer, but that also doesn't really solve the
>problem.
>
>I wonder how much truth there is to the new hardware incompatibility
>complaint.  Personally, I haven't had any issue with new hardware in
>stable releases (dating back to sarge). On the other hand, I've had tons
>of issues with hardware that lacks free drivers/firmware (mostly
>wireless cards).  Maybe that's a small price to pay for stability?

It's a real problem. I've been bitten by it myself in the past, just
installing onto newer servers. If you're trying to support people
buying newer desktops and laptops (as I've done in a previous job), it
can become a nightmare.

-- 
Steve McIntyre, Cambridge, UK.                                steve at einval.com
Is there anybody out there?