On Sun, 15 Nov 2009 23:27:18 +0100, clipka wrote:

> Jim Henderson schrieb:
> 
>>> So you acquired the oS 11.2 live CD as a pressed disc somewhere? Or
>>> did you perhaps burn it yourself from a /downloaded/ image?
>> 
>> I "downloaded" it and burned it myself, but it is the official release
>> version.  (My download was a copy across the network from one of the
>> download servers - handy to work for the company that produces it ;-) )
>> 
>> My point is that the LiveCD and DVD images "just worked".
> 
> I gather that it is a brand new release, too. 

Yes, it was released on Thursday.

> Will it "just work" with
> hardware to come in a few months' time as well? Or could that possibly
> necessitate downloading a driver update for one or two components, too?

Shall I answer this question with a "well, duh", or an "it depends on 
what new hardware is released and what compatibility there is with 
existing drivers"?  (The latter, of course, is a more wordy way of saying 
the first answer).

Jim

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