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Re: version control systems

From crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid>
Newsgroups alt.os.linux, alt.os.linux.debian
Subject Re: version control systems
Date 2015-12-31 23:12 -0700
Organization A noiseless patient Spider
Message-ID <n6556m$f95$1@dont-email.me> (permalink)
References (7 earlier) <6sOgy.378676$dK6.286310@fx42.am4> <n60fo4$bfi$1@dont-email.me> <n61e90$jch$1@gonzo.alcatraz> <n62sar$39p$1@dont-email.me> <n6447a$v5r$1@gonzo.alcatraz>

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Jasen Betts wrote:

> On 2015-12-31, crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>> Jasen Betts wrote:
>>
>>> On 2015-12-30, crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Still busy trying to get Debian stretch installed identically on 3
>>>> different machines.  Once I get past that it'll be time to pick up
>>>> where I left off a very long time ago.
>>> 
>>> If you want identical, perhps try FAI
>>
>> I assume that you mean
>> http://fai-project.org/
> 
> I was thinking https://wiki.debian.org/FAI
> 
> but yeah it's the exact same thing.

Looking through the web pages, I'm not seeing a whole lot of mention of 
its ability to handle various (potentially vendor-specific) drivers, and 
different machine configurations, like when one system is 32-bit only, 
one is 64-bit with 32-bit UEFI firmware, etc.

Maybe it can handle the automated finding and installing of the correct 
drivers.  But if it can, then why doesn't the base Debian installer 
handle that a little more gracefully then not handling it at all?  I 
must have installed stretch a dozen times over the past few weeks, and I 
haven't even seen it ask whether or not I'm willing to use non-free 
drivers , much less say "device XXXX found, do you want to install its 
non-free driver, or not use the device?"  It's tough-luck-charley-go-
dig-it-up.

So it's interesting, but until I can fully back up what I have, I'm not 
in a position to try it.

-- 
http://totally-portable-software.blogspot.com
  [Sun Nov 22: "Total Portability is not binary"]

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version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-28 04:50 -0700
  Re: version control systems "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2015-12-28 13:56 +0100
  Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-28 08:03 -0600
    Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-28 19:30 -0700
      Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-28 21:31 -0600
        Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-29 06:59 -0700
          Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-29 08:47 -0600
            Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-29 19:42 -0500
            Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 03:01 -0700
              Re: version control systems mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-30 10:35 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 04:41 -0700
                Re: version control systems Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-12-30 20:19 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 02:28 -0700
                Re: version control systems Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2015-12-31 20:46 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-31 23:12 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 11:40 -0500
                Re: version control systems Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-01-01 17:16 +0000
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 13:37 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-01 15:01 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2016-01-01 19:19 -0500
                Re: version control systems Jasen Betts <jasen@xnet.co.nz> - 2016-01-02 02:45 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-02 01:33 -0700
                Re: version control systems Kirk_Von_Rockstein <Kirk_Von_Rockstein@nowhere.invalid> - 2016-01-04 00:55 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-04 03:38 -0700
                Re: version control systems Mark Carroll <mtbc@ixod.org> - 2016-01-04 12:19 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2016-01-04 11:19 -0700
              Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 05:58 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 04:50 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 08:02 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:43 -0700
                Re: version control systems mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-30 14:42 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 12:14 -0700
              Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 07:30 -0600
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:55 -0700
      Re: version control systems "J.O. Aho" <user@example.net> - 2015-12-29 09:20 +0100
        Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-29 07:03 -0700
        Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-29 08:34 -0600
          Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 03:17 -0700
            Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 05:59 -0500
              Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 04:53 -0700
              Re: version control systems Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-30 12:07 +0000
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 05:20 -0700
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 08:05 -0500
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 06:45 -0700
                Re: version control systems Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2015-12-30 13:59 +0000
                Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 08:28 -0600
                Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 12:21 -0700
            Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 07:45 -0600
              Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 08:30 -0600
                Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 14:28 -0500
              Re: version control systems Chris Ahlstrom <OFeem1987@teleworm.us> - 2015-12-30 14:28 -0500
            Re: version control systems John Hasler <jhasler@newsguy.com> - 2015-12-30 08:15 -0600
              Re: version control systems crankypuss <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2015-12-30 12:53 -0700
                Re: version control systems mm0fmf <none@mailinator.com> - 2015-12-30 20:33 +0000

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