On Sat, 2004-12-04 at 07:14, Chad Perrin wrote:
> I have some semi-random questions for the experts on the list.
>
> 1. Why is it that, in a default install of Debian GNU/Linux Testing,
> the sources.list entry for security patches is "deb
> http://security.debian.org/ stable/updates main" instead of "deb
> http://security.debian.org/ testing/updates main"?
Because testing doesn't get security updates. I guess the theory is that
whatever security updates get in are simply a part of whatever is being
changed in the package anyway. For example, in kde, sarge has upgrades
from one version to the next (which would include security stuff),
whereas woody doesn't. The only thing woody gets is security updates.
Debian doesn't want to change anything in a stable release unless it
must.
> 2. Why is MySQL so much more popular than PostreSQL?
Because it's faster than PostgreSQL. Not better, but faster. It's kind
of a mac vs pc argument anymore. And don't forget those other guys,
Ingres just released into the noosphere (ESR's term for intellectual
space), and there's another db called firebird or something...
I can't even guess the rest...
Russell
> 3. Why does my Microsoft Natural Keyboard Elite work perfectly under
> Linux, while it would randomly decide to cause the Ctrl, Alt, and Shift
> keys to "stick" electronically under Windows? I know there's not likely
> to be an answer to this forthcoming, but I thought I'd ask anyway.
>
> 4. Does anyone here have experience with Xerox Phaser network printer
> access from a Debian system? I need to figure out a "best" way to get
> access to a Phaser 860DP from this computer, and the helpful provision
> of a driver at the Xerox website did me zero good. Their instructions
> basically just didn't solve the problem, period.
>
> --
> Chad
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