(re)install their OS.
But this proposal is about more than installation. It's also about
maintainence, and installing new hardware. It's about letting novices
benefit from the experience of experts, with computers doing all the work!
Jack Pryne
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From: "Jonathan D. Proulx" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
My initial reaction was a shudder, basicly 'cus I teak everything to
within an inch of it's life and hate the limitations of GUI interface
for system configuration (you can only stick in so many options).
It's a pretty dirty hack, but even that to
From: MaD dUCK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
now looking at how i frequently already disagree with the formatting
of config files contained in the packages, or the default settings for
an application, i couldn't possibly imagine running such a distributed
system.
The system I propose would greatly bene
Marcus wrote:
Sounds basically like a good idea to me. It also sounds like a tall
order, but why not, if the security issue can be handled :-)
One thing I definately agree on is that Debian could do with easier
installation, or at least more user guidance.
Personally I decided on Debian afte
You've got the idea, Nick! This would be so great! Another neat aspect of
such a system is that it works *only* with a free OS. If there was a similar
system to install/maintain Windows, then Windows piracy would proliferate
out of control! (hmm)
Nick Jennings wrote:
A MS Client doesn'
has the potential to revolutionize computing.
Jack Pryne
From: "Brad Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Jack Pryne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: An *idea* that *might* put Debian on top (?)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 15:12:33 -0500
Howdy,
One of the problems I see
tappe dinto the community and installed Debian on a new partition,
configured it, and was soon all ready to go. Obviously this idea would be
much less feasible for a brand new computer system. But think about it:
one-button conversion from Windows to Debian!
Jack Pryne
The idea is nice but it
No, Windows was just an example of an OS that people might want to migrate
*away* from. There's no reason why someone running Linux, indeed Debian,
could not run the same application. Even existing users of Debian could
benefit from this by getting support from the community. More vital is the
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To: Jack Pryne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: Re: An *idea* that *might* put Debian on top (?)
Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 06:57:03 -0700
Jack Pryne wrote:
> Thanks for pointing out that omission in my initial post, Nico. I had
> intended this system to be installed on a
;t work.
(c) A great idea! Let's get to work!
One last thing: I'm open to suggestions for naming such a P2P client.
Something which expresses community support and freedom from technical
issues...
Thanks for listening, and my apologies for being so verbose.
Jack Pryne
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