Debian Attitudes

[Alan DuBoff]

Christoph Lameter wrote:

> Problem is that developers will not spend time one a procedure one does
> once or twice a year. If the philosophy of the product demands frequent
> reinstalls (like RH) then the installation procedure will naturally be
> more polished.

This is a cop out!

A true fact is that I watched 2 colleagues install Debian with the help of a
knowledgable Debian geek. But even after installed, it was too much for them
to try and bring completely together.

Wether this type of end result is the outcome of developers not having to
re-install or not, means nothing. These users (that are quite competent on Red
Hat) had quite a time, to the point they took Debian off their computers.

Because of this, I am trying to do my part and contribute to the gnome-apt
project. Maybe not the best solution, surely not the only one, but it is a
start to make things easier for Debian users to get updated software onto
their Debian based installs. For me it's very simple, Debian has no corporate
mindshare, it's by the people for the people, and I rather like that.

> I am new to the valley. when and where do Linux people meet in real
> life and not just online?

The Silicon Valley Linux User Group just met tonight. A guy spoke about his
usage of Linux on the Titanic project.

But you should check Rick's Bay Area Linux Events page out at:

http://linuxmafia.com/bale/

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Alan DuBoff
Software Orchestration, Inc.