On Mon, 20 Jan 1997, John Goerzen wrote: > > While I understand and applaud the basic concepts behind Debian, it's > > success will depend on what the commercial community does with it. > > I disagree. Debian is free software. If enough people at home use it, that > will be fine. Or if it penetrates into Computer Science, Engineering, etc...
Finally, a voice of reason. What made me try Debian in the first place was its supposed commitment to free software and the free software community, and now the talk has turned into something more like marketing the next Microsoft product. Complete with brainstorming on how to destroy the competition (Red Hat and Slackware). Can't Debian exist with its brothers and sisters, or is this a fight to "win"? I believe that its success will depend on what Debian (and non-Debian) Linux/GNU has always depended on: individuals, and what this community of individuals will do with it. > > 3) revamp the web pages. its the first place a user might check for info > > on debian and they look really bad right now. ( i know this has > > already been discussed ) > > Now this I agree with! It is especially bad to see "some parts of this may > not be working..." at the top. Delete links to those that don't work or fix > them. Who's in charge of them, and how can one get involved with this? Michael Stutz | DESIGN SCIENCE LABS http://dsl.org/m | Hypermedia, Internet, Linux/GNU bumper stickers,indie rock,rants | Linux: http://dsl.org -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
