On Wed, 14 Nov 2007 14:20:02 +0000 (UTC), pj
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> said:
> To which Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> Err. I am not sure why you think so -- no one is going around
>> attacking other people.
> You were certainly dripping with sarcasm though. Which was returned
> in kind:
Be careful. Sarcasm, or any other emotion, is hard to detect in
purely mailed communication. I certainly would not characterize my
responses as dripping in sarcasm.
>> >> (does anyone think a
>> >> novice> user had a dream the night before he installed debain, to
>> >> novice> give
>> > "installgui" at the boot prompt)
That was sarcasm? I thought it was apologia for those who fail
to do due diligence.
> Ubuntu is more point-and-click, but for someone who likes non-bloat,
> Debian tends to be cleaner at the CLI level. Probably because Ubuntu
> is pretty much a snapshot of unstable Debian with a gui layer on top.
The point I am trying to make is that Debian tries to offer the
user choices; Ubuntu "simplifies" things by making many choices for
you. I hate that. I would much prefer that the install process asks me
questions, and that I get control over Xorg and snort and squid and
syslog by editing files, without the OS getting in my way.
> It also means that ubuntu works better with newer stuff much of the
> time, but may not work too solidly. Debian on the other hand works
> less with newer stuff, but if it works, it tends to work pretty
> solidly.
Ubuntu invariably works worse with new stuff than Debian Sid
does. I happen to run Sid, except on my server machines.
> Specifically: I'd say etch is more user friendly on older hardware
> than gutsy. However ubuntu support structure is pretty damn good,
> catering to tards in a way that debian support channels wouldn't
> consider.
Well. I try to help out on #debian, or debian-user; but yes, it
is supposed to be a _peer_ support system.
manoj
who no longer caters to the sentiment expressed by the sig generator
--
VMS must die!
Manoj Srivastava <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <http://www.golden-gryphon.com/>
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