Hi All,
Much as I hated to, I had to crank up my win95 drive (the list won't
accept my linux "root" email. I know! I know!) and forward the following
email to the list. I sent this last night to the PC Magazine Editor. I
hope others with more experience than I with Debian also write. I think
what insulted me the most was the casual way he blew off the system. He
evidently didn't find it worthy enought to even attempt to be correct.
John Carline
P.S. I'm a fairly new linux user and I actually like dselect. Should I
seek counseling? :)
From: John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Larry Seltzer
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Hi,
I've been a subscriber to the ZDNET newsletter for years and am
currently a subscriber to Computer Shopper. Lately I've been
encouraged by the increasing coverage of linux on ZDNet. (Linux is the
system I use 95% of the time.) I was hoping that magazines like PC Mag
would begin to honestly cover the OS. Perhaps they would then be worth
a subscription. As it is now, the only Magazines of value to me are
Computer Shopper and the Linux Gazette and I have subscriptions to
both.
The Linux distribution I use is Debian, and today I was shocked by
your article on Debian. Is that review typical of PC Magazine
quality???
If any employee of mine submitted a report with as many errors as the
review of Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 by Larry Seltzer, he/she would be out
of a job within the hour. I'd list all the errors, but it would take
too long. The only thing he got right is the name Debian. He doesn't
have a clue who distributes the system or what it costs, so I guess I
shouldn't expect him to know that it's the largest distribution (1800
to 2000+ programs depending on the version) and arguably the best
system out there.
Disappointed and Disgusted
John Carline
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