Is this possible?

Derek Broughton news at pointerstop.ca
Mon Nov 10 01:15:05 UTC 2008


Billie Walsh wrote:

>> OK, Billie, what do I do if I buy a new machine in the next year with
>> hardware
>> that isn't supported by 8.04, but is supported by 8.10?  What do I
>> install?
> 
> Do you _really_ expect hardware to make such a quantum leap that it
> can't be used? Do you have some "insider" information that we all should
> know about? *<];o)

It doesn't require quantum leaps (I trust everybody here understands
that "quantum leap" is redundant...).

There's always hardware that's too new for Linux support, because Linux
support tends to be created _after_ the fact.

> Just think. When KDE 5 comes out we will have this whole thing to go
> through again. By then KDE 4.x will be every bodies mostest favorite
> ever. Someone else already mentioned the flap when KDE 3 came out.

Actually, somebody already mentioned the flap when KDE _2_ came out :-)
-- 
derek





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