[Gllug] Debian

[David Pashley]

On Oct 20, 2003 at 12:11, will praised the llamas by saying:
> David Pashley wrote:
> >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.
> 
> Maybe, but the Debian installer being as crud as it is definatly raises 
> the bar.
> 
> >>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.
> 
> Rubbish, the RedHat installer does the same thing the Debian installer 
> does, if not more.  Just because the RedHat installer is easy to use 
> doesn't mean it somehow is less powerful than the debian installer. 
> Stop making excuses for the relatively poor debian installer.  I like 
> Debian more than RedHat, but I believe that the Debian installer really 
> needs work.
> 
I don;t recall Redhats installer working on 11 archetectures and being
written my people in their spare time.

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