Philipp Letschert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said: > If the author is not able in configuring gpm or X > he probably shouldn't write articles for linuxworld.com
I thought the same thing. I'm all for teaching people about computers (being a former college professor, now working in a public school district) as users' (and many techies[sic]) real knowledge of computers is amazingly low. But I think Debian's approach to installing leaves many users in the dust. Sure, we can say "they're idiots who don't want to read/learn anything" and we'd be perfectly correct -- but we still have to realize that we're leaving many users in the dust. My concern is not really for Debian, as it will go on as long as there are developers and volunteers for the project, but for standards like *.deb and for people other than hard-core techies viewing us as a viable distribution. One area which I thought Barr made a point (although overdone) is Debian's impact on free software. He drew a point that Debian's "rough" install shines badly on all free software. Overstated? Sure. But true in some respects? Hmm... Regards, . Randy -- "If the current stylistic distinctions between open-source and commercial software persist, an open-software revolution could lead to yet another divide between haves and have-nots: those with the skills and connections to make use of free software, and those who must pay high prices for increasingly dated commercial offerings." -- Scientific American, Mar. 99.
