>> On Tue, 13 Feb 2001 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> I got a few friends who are interested in (trying)linux. For TRYING >> purposes I want them to use a debian based Linux. I love using debian >> 2.2 >> and I am pretty new my-self(1.5 year). I think it might be a little >> to overwelming for them. I beleive there are three to chose from >> Corel, Storm >> and Libranet.
I guess it depends on your friends. A friend of mine introduced me to Debian when I had a dormant P133 w/32MB of RAM. Only reason I used Debian was because he introduced it to me. I had no meaningful UNIX knowledge, and I'm not a programmer; *every* distribution would've been overwhelming to me. 2 years later, I STILL have no meaningful UNIX knowledge, but I'm still with Debian. Have no real incentive to leave. The installation / upgrade features are terrific. I like what it stands for, and it never gives me any problems for what I use it for. I'm not sure why Debian gets such low marks for newbies. Great for learning Linux because everything's not hidden behind a control panel. Not for every newbie, but it now has some reputation of eating every newbie for breakfast which is too bad. Steve