> On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 06:17:17PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > > I would have stopped at "not tuned." Debian doesn't make stupid assumptions > > as to how you're going to use the machine. This is a feature, not an > > oversight. > > It's not an oversight, certainly. Philosophically Debian goes for > flexibility and giving the administrator maximum power and choice. This is > at the expense of ease-of-installation by someone who just wants to put the > CD in, make two or three selections, click OK, and half an hour later start > working. > > I use Debian, but I'm a professional system administrator. I (and > apparently the Debian leaders) see value in Ubuntu, Progeny, and the rest as > alternatives for people who DON'T want to spend years educating themselves > before using their computers. I've read that one of the original goals of > the Debian project was to be the core of other, more specialized distros.
Do you recommend Debian to someone who has little experiecce with linux? > -- > Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] > If you attempt to fix something that isn't broken, it will be. > -Bruce Tognazzini > > ______________________________________________________________________ -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
