[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Otto Wyss) writes: > I'm just gone through a new Debian installation process and think I know > a little bit what's wrong. > > 1. The current stable release (3.0r1) is just outdated. > 2. There are way too many show stoppers in the testing release (3.1) > installation > > 1. takes care that (almost) nobody uses Debian/stable for new systems. > 2. takes care that (almost) everybody takes out his old Woody CD and > does a dist-upgrade or similar. Therefore none of the installation > problems gets mentioned and solved, at least not within a wish able time > frame. And if someone still is determined and goes through the process > and mentioning any problems he gets either no answer (see > "http://lists.debian.org/debian-boot/2003/debian-boot-200311/msg01073.ht > ml") or just some not very helpful (see
Discussed, explained and mostly fixed on the ML and cvs. > "http://lists.debian.org/debian-devel/2003/debian-devel-200311/msg01248. > html"). Installing kernel-image-2.4.22 What has that got to do with installing sarge? > The problems I've mention are show stoppers for any user not as much > accustomed to Debian as I. And they have to be fixed in one or the other > way. Else Debian still keeps its image as a hacker distribution. > Regardless how good or bad Debian is and regardless how many RC bugs > exists, if a user encounters a show stopper during installation this > user is lost. Gurus might find a solution but casual users simply switch > to another distribution. Therefore the installation process has to be > foolproof to a certain degree. You are welcome to help. MfG Goswin -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
