Debian Attitudes

[David Bristel]

How hard is it to run dselect?  Sure, it's a bit clunky, but it's not THAT bad.
While I would like to see Debian become more user friendly(a console version of
something like gnome-apt), anyone who's ever run Solaris, or IRIX would have NO
problem with Debian.  The fact that most people in the world are too stupid to
understand, "Press any key to continue" can't be blamed on the distribution.

							Dave Bristel


On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, Alan DuBoff wrote:

> Date: Wed, 07 Jul 1999 22:37:44 -0700
> From: Alan DuBoff <maestro@SoftOrchestra.com>
> To: Christoph Lameter <christoph@lameter.com>
> Cc: bad@kitenet.net
> Subject: Re: Debian Attitudes
> 
> 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/
> 
> -- 
> 
> Alan DuBoff
> Software Orchestration, Inc.
>