On Mon, Mar 24, 2003 at 08:06:12AM -0800, Larry wrote: > I must say, however, that compared to a number of > other systems I've worked with, Debian is difficult to > get installed and configured. I suspect the poor > fellow was ready to tear his hair out (assuming he had > some hair). > > On the other hand, I've found the system to function > extrememly well, and be marvilously stable. Once > installed, it is easy to upgrade and install > applications on. So the big hump, unfortunately, is > at the very beginning.
Debian is geared towards building long-term stable systems; this really only comes at the expense of newbie user-friendliness. It's the same reason that building a treehouse is easy, but building a steel-reinforced-concrete bunker is hard. -- Don Werve <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Unix System Administrator) Yorn desh born, der ritt de gitt der gue, Orn desh, dee born desh, de umn bork! bork! bork! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
