On 23 December 2014 at 08:19, Timothy Pearson <kb9vqf@...> wrote: <snip> > Off the top of my head Ubuntu ships with non-free firmware by default and > allows insecure operations (such as using WEP--WEP is practically useless > and provides no real protection) by default. Debian has a more privacy- > and security-conscious stance, and does not ship non-free firmware by > default among other restrictions. > > Personally I prefer the Debian approach, but that is due to my years of > experience with Linux and my preference to know of potential security > problems. Most users (including myself when I was just getting started so > long ago) instead find this frustrating and spend long hours with Google > trying to figure out why things are not working. ;-) > > Tim Thanks. I'll look for a wired connection or WPA-secured network and have a go at the Debian version. Robert