"RavynNiteshade" == RavynNiteshade <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
RavynNiteshade> I personally hope that the developers aren't as
RavynNiteshade> closed-minded as you are making yourself
RavynNiteshade> appear,and at least take my suggestions as exactly
RavynNiteshade> that,suggestions, or atleast optional adjustments
RavynNiteshade> that can be selected.After all,I think its more
RavynNiteshade> likely that new debian users will come from other
RavynNiteshade> distros(such as myself),rather than coming
RavynNiteshade> straight to debian.
I know you mean well, but you seem pretty close minded too.
You see, some of us Linux users want Debian to be what it is
today.
Some of us want an install that is non-invasive so it will install on
a wide variety of hardware (and I don't mean just old x86 boxes but
SPARC and ARM and who knows what else :-). Some of us want a rock
solid server, with proven applications, security updates, and the
ability to run without a reboot for 500 days, and no X server. We want
to upgrade maybe once every two years, and we don't want to reboot
when we do this. Some of use are happy with Gnome 1.0.56 as a
"choice". For such users who do considerable "real" work with Linux,
Debian is a good choice, sometimes the only realistic one.
The things you point out as shortcomings some of us see as
strengths. For some applications and some people, Debian is exactly
what is required.
We are fortunate that the free software community has so many choices.
It always surprises me to see this opinion you have stated which would
basically reduce choices (and make me go back to Slackware). You have
Lindows, and SuSE, and Mandrake, and Redhat. Why do you want Debian to
be more like those?
I wish you luck in your search for a distro that matches your
needs. I'm sure you will find one. Maybe some day you will *need*
Debian, and you will be glad it stayed the way you remembered it ;-)
Cheers!
Shyamal
--
To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
