Anybody experienced with Sidux?

[Stephen]

will it by default, i am not sure, however i know you can start
opening other branches in the apt configuration. so they become
available... i think if you look into something like aptitude it will
even rate them.

On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:17 PM, Jim March <1.jim.march at gmail.com> wrote:
> Is it...totally insane, or workable for somebody capable of at least
> basic troubleshooting, the ability to edit xorg.conf and the like and
> good google-fu?  Note that I am *not* a coder - if necessary I can
> apply a patch to source and recompile...
>
> I keep running across Debian packages that didn't make it into Ubuntu,
> and stupid stuff Ubuntu didn't otherwise include (despite their being
> truly FOSS) because "it didn't make the Intrepid" (or whatever
> version) cut.  Like the latest Ath5k driver for Atheros WiFi, and any
> number of applications.  My hardware is at this point able to run with
> 100% FOSS drivers: Intel video, late-model Atheros WiFi replacing
> Broadcom, Intel-based sound, etc.
>
> The biggest "gulp" in Sidux for me is the lack of Gnome support
> but...I should be able to tune KDE 3.5.9 into something usable.
>
> For those not aware: while Ubuntu is based loosely on Debian Testing,
> Sidux is based more tightly on Debian Unstable ("Sid").  Sidux cleans
> it up and provides a solid installer and hardware detector for Sid,
> but leaves it close enough to it's Debian roots that Debian (as
> opposed to "Ubuntu") packages still work.
>
> One big question I haven't got an answer for yet: let's say an app
> hasn't changed for a while but it's still usable.  Let's say it's in
> the Debian Stable repos but isn't in "testing" or "unstable" simply
> because it hasn't changed lately.  Will that package still be
> accessible in Sid/unstable?  Or would I have to add stable or testing
> repos that could damage Sid/unstable?
>
> Jim
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