Package: installation-guide Severity: wishlist Hi,
Many users expect that their system have software that's not in the stock Debian stable repos. Examples include newer versions of major desktop packages found in backports, various programs supporting different sorts of multi-media display, and so forth. Chapter 8, next steps, should either include the content of or point users toward a resource like http://wiki.debian.org/DebianSoftware, which describes other software resources that are supported by the Debian community at large. This should help attract and retain users who think that Debian "does not run the software they want". I am not proposing to ignore the Debian Social Contract in an effort to attract as many users as possible. I am proposing that Debian advertise it's capabilities to compete with other distros for users. Referring new users to community supported software resources would enhance the Debian experience and further this goal. (Ideally this change would be made before the squeeze release so as not to lose years of new users.) Regards, Karl O. Pinc -- System Information: Debian Release: 5.0.7 APT prefers stable APT policy: (500, 'stable') Architecture: i386 (i686) Kernel: Linux 2.6.26-2-686 (SMP w/2 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/bash -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org