I'd rather have a strong user community than a slick config tool anyday. Mandrake is "easier" for some, but you may not learn as much in the process. Debian __is__ a great OS for those who want to dive into Linux and learn!
David Sanders [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.sandersweb.net > From: Rick > Subject: The Real Problem With Debian > > This will be my last post to the Debian users list. I want to > thank everybody > for all their help, and patience. However I would like to say a little > something as well: > > Debian is supposedly a great OS, it is configurable, custimizable, and > powerful, but Debian is ultimately misleading for many people. > Debian is an > OS that may be used on a server, or a developer's computer, so he > can really > feel the balls in his system, but it should not have been used on my > computer, or a couple of my friend's computers. > > The Real Problem With Debian is that it is MANUAL. Everything > must be done > manually, now although there may be a script or two to ease things along, > these often DON'T WORK. I have spent two weeks fighting > slackware, trying to > get it to work with my printer, and sound card. Then I spent two weeks > fighting Debian, trying to get it to work with my mouse, printer, network > card, and sound card. After installing Mandrake, everything worked > instantaneously, sound, card, network, printer, EVERYTHING. It > ran faster > too, I don't know why, but it did, and it had newer programs, > like KDE3.xx. > Which distro do you think I stuck with? > > This is not an attempt to convert any Debian users on this list, > but it is a > statement. I spent a month fighting Slackware and Debian, and 45 minutes > fighting Mandrake. Full balls is nice, but how about having a > system that is > full balls, but ALSO is as easy to configure as mandrake? > > People on IRC tell me that my hardware is flaky, yet it works > perfectly with > Mandrake. People on IRC were rude, and even elitist, and made > fun of me more > often then helping me. A stark contrast to the helpfullness of > the folks on > the mailing list, odd. > > The ironic thing is that my computer was so stock, it was Lynksis > NC100 card > (tulip module) with a ESS1969 Solo card, a s3ViRGE 4mb video card, and a > Logitech USB wheel mouse. This should not have taken me two weeks to > configure on ANY distro. The point is that Debian is flaky, it > is too stark, > some call configuration tools "bloat", and call guis "evil", but > configuration tools are the way of the future, and guis have been > around for > 20 years. The problem is that these are the same people that > work on Debian, > it is too bad some of the corporate "customer comes first" > mentality didn't > get into Debian. I donated $4 to Debian, more then many can > claim, I guess I > got EXACTLY what I paid for. Good luck to all of you, and thanks again. > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
