[Gllug] Debian

[David Pashley]

On Oct 20, 2003 at 10:47, will praised the llamas by saying:
> 
> >	Debian seams really good its just its cast iron rules that put it
> >down and will never get a biggner using it.
> 
But debian isn't targetted at a beginner. That is why we have Mandrake.

> Quite, an example being the shoddy installer.  Yes, it works, but it is 
> (IMHO) leagues behind the RedHat installer or the Mandrake installer 
> *two years ago*[0][1]

But the debian installer is targetted at a different audience. Yes this
many seem like a lame excuse but the installer is more powerful than the
Redhat or Mandrake installer. There is a trade off between power and
ease of use. Debian have gone with power rather than ease of use.

-- 
David Pashley
david at davidpashley.com
Nihil curo de ista tua stulta superstitione.
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