On fredag 16 september 2005, 21:09, Antony Gelberg wrote: > Please reply onlist.
Errr, well, I don't consider this an important topic for the list, and it is also rather rude to respond to a off-list message on-list. Please refrain from that in the future. > It's because if people use stable, there is no reason to get burnt. Oh, there is plenty of reason. Stable has its issues, as any other complex software system. > There is no reason to be overwhelmed by anything if the user is > willing to learn. I understand that Debian is not geared at newbies, > but that doesn't mean that newbies can't use it. Well, speaking as someone who has his parents on Debian, I can attest to that newbies can use a Debian system fine. I also speak as someone who did his first Linux install ever with Debian. Been there, done that, didn't get a lousy teeshirt. However, in my parents' case, it is because I have made most of the complex, technical choices for them, and in my case, it was because I was dedicated and had a good friend and experienced sysadmin by my side throughout the process. Frankly, I find that to be efficient on Debian, one should read many hundred pages of documentation. I'm perfectly fine with that, because I realized from the start that it would pay in increased productivity once I'm up to speed. However, one must acknowledge that this is an imposing task for most users. > Most importantly, this is _debian_-user. If you want to advocate > other distributions willy-nilly, it's not the place. That kind of isolationism is something I think you will find very little support for in the free software community. I think most people will agree that we want to direct people to what is best for them. Cheers, Kjetil -- Kjetil Kjernsmo Programmer / Astrophysicist / Ski-orienteer / Orienteer / Mountaineer [EMAIL PROTECTED] Homepage: http://www.kjetil.kjernsmo.net/ OpenPGP KeyID: 6A6A0BBC
