On Wed June 20 2018 11:26:13 Jimmy Johnson wrote:
> Mike while ASCII has been released, on my systems and I have many, it's
> not usable as a stable system.  The reason is my external HDMI screen
> video and audio go blank/black-out and then it comes back and then it
> goes blank again, over and over, not doable while using the system.
> This I have produced over and over.  Also reported on Debian User list
> by me and others.  Until fixed ASCII is not usable.
>
> And why do you not recommend Jessie, LTS or not?

Jessie is usable but LTS means Long Term Support means less security
support.

That said, if Ascii does not work for you then I would recommend Devuan
Jessie at least in the short term.  You need to get a solid base that
works for you and then upgrade by simple stages.

Can you give me a Debian bug number for the HDMI problem for reference?

--Mike