Am So, den 18.04.2004 schrieb Russell Coker um 02:01: > On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 05:19, Thorsten Leemhuis <fedora@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > [regarding installing a kernel from rawhide for ALSA] > > Normally yes. But I's not that easy that my parents could do it and not > > 99% risk free (nothing ist 100% risk free ;-) ). An it's way harder and > > riskier then installing a windows device driver. This is the level I > > want to reach (okay, with I dream of). > > So your parents need bleeding-edge ALSA sound capabilities? Normally not -- but if they buy a new PC with an by Fedora Core unsupported card they may need a newer Alsa version if it supports the card. That not an unusual situation for new PCs. In times where Computer sometimes only live 3-4 years waiting 5up to 7 Month for an "official" Linux-Driver for my Distribution is annoying. > I intentionally don't let my parents install anything on their machine. When > they need something installed I'll install it for them. Making Fedora > administration possible for the average office worker or the average child is > worth-while, making it possible for the average 60yo is not going to work. +1 ;-) CU thl
