Alfredo Valles said on Fri, Jun 20, 2003 at 02:49:18PM -0400: > For some odd reason people in debian tend say: "Hey, if you don't like how we > do it, go to RedHat" > Why on earth should I go to RedHat when the system I like installs and > autodetect hardware perfectly well on the plataform that I and 95% of people > use (i386-compatible). Knoppix is the proof of this. Then use Knoppix as your installer, and switch to Debian proper later. It works pretty well.
> There will always be the choice to install on all other platforms but without > some facilities. Debian doesn't treat non-x86 archs differently; if it's released and supported, it's fully supported. So, if the Knoppix installer doesn't work on PowerPC, then it's not good enough. > I remember that in one interview with Knopper they ask him if anyone of the > debian developers team have come to him to ask for his advice to add knoppix > autodetection to a debian installer. > He said that there wasn't such a contact. Perhaps that is too bad; I'm sure that at least some of the autodetection stuff would work across the board. But perhaps not... I am not working on the installer. > I wonder if the developers who are working on the installer aren't trying to > do a great universal installer while there are one ready and usable "now" for > the most popular architecture. If you don't like waiting for the installer, either: a) write a better one (good luck). b) help the people who are writing a better one, either by debugging, testing, or contributing code. M
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