On Sat, September 8, 2012 6:33 pm, Doug wrote: > On 09/08/2012 09:03 PM, Weaver wrote: >> On Sat, September 8, 2012 8:51 am, Camaleón wrote: >>> On Fri, 07 Sep 2012 13:37:55 -0700, Weaver wrote: >>> >>>> I know how hard it can be to see the forest when you are too close to >>>> the trees, so I thought I would re-post something I put up in another >>>> forum where Miguel de Icaza's recent communication was being discussed >>>> and in answer to Vaughan-Nicholl's recent article of semi-acceptance. >>>> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >>>> The most 'untechie' person on the planet can use any Linux >>>> distribution >>>> once it is installed. >>> (...) >>> >>>> The reason they don't is the install procedure. >>> (...) >>> >>> I think it's not that easy. >>> >>> First, because "untechie" users neither have to install Windows nor >>> MacOS >>> as both usually come along with the computer in a pre-installed form >>> thus >>> they only have to provide some basic data. >> Yes, a couple have made this point, but from my own personal experience, >> it's not the case. >> >> I am not what you could call 'financially endowed' and always obtained >> older and, in many cases, in complete boxes. >> I couldn't afford the brand new OEM boxes, so always had to install >> Windows, when I used it, myself. >> I had to buy that. >> >> >From memory, it ran itself. >> There were perhaps a couple of questions that didn't require reference >> to >> Einstein, but that was all. >> >> Nothing anywhere near as complex as an expert Debian install, which is >> what I prefer now. >> Not to the point of being one of the 'High-Riders', but I'm getting >> there. >> Regards, >> >> Weaver. >> > Don't know about Debian, it's been a while since I installed that, but I > *have* installed a few others, > and in most cases the only things you have to input are your language, > your keyboard, and your > time zone. And whether you will use the system time. (Thunderbird > requires a few inputs, but > they're the same in Windows.) That doesn't seem very complicated to me. > . . .
Well, no, it isn't. But we are talking about Debian. Specifically partitioning/file system decision making during install. Regards, Weaver. -- "The truth is, there is no Islamic army or terrorist group called Al Qaida. And any informed intelligence officer knows this. But there is a propaganda campaign to make the public believe in the presence of an identified entity representing the 'devil' only in order to drive the TV watcher to accept a unified international leadership for a war against terrorism. The country behind this propaganda is the US . . ." -- Former British Foreign Secretary Robin Cook -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/fb6f06442d1301687af53ac7af43ad5b.squir...@fruiteater.riseup.net
