i think i missed the storm. anyway, i read that article about Debian not being user-friendly but who says user-friendliness is Debian's topmost priority? Randy should have read Debian's social contract first. if anyone wants a friendly Debian distro they should try Storm Linux.
my 2cents. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Hugosson-Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <debian-user@lists.debian.org> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2000 1:22 PM Subject: Re: ODP: Debian chicken (was: Article: Debian's Daunting Installation) > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > This is list for debian users. > > Glad to hear it. I've been trying to get Linux installed for about 5 years, > and the only distribution I have looked at is Debian. Call me a masochist, but > I am lured by the idea of an OS that is rock-stable and easy to maintain and > update. If only it were easy to install, then Billy boy (not to mention redhat > and others) would all be looking for new jobs by now. > > FWIW, I've ordered the Debian 2.2 set of 6 CDs from http://www.cheeplinux.com > and have arranged a wife-free week in November for my next attempt. Right now, > I am in the preparatory stage of collecting as many hints, and as much > encouragement as possible. You might think I should be looking at redhat, but > that's just your opinion. Most people on this list seem to think that Debian > is worth perservering with. > > The purpose of my post was to thank Randy for pointing me at a good article, > and to make a serious suggestion about a t-shirt design. We geeks like cool > t-shirts, and the fact that the Debian chicken is such a long-lived animal > suggests to me that he deserves to be immortalized for posterity. If I could > draw, I wouldn't be asking for help here. > > -- > Best regards, > > Peter Hugosson-Miller > "Bill Gates: The man who gave cream pies a good name." > >