[Gllug] Knoppix and similar

[FORSTER, David]

On Fri, Sep 17, 2004 Jim Bailey wrote:
> > > As someone currently teaching Debian to the technically incompetent I
am
> > > not impressed with Linux usability as a desktop and even less
impressed
> > > with Debian docs/site.
> > 
> > Ask for a refund :)
> 
> Typical of the ghetto mentality endemic in Linux,  It is a testiment to
> my students commitment to Software Libre that they haven't installed
> Windows and started leeching warez.
> 
> Peace Jim

In fairness, the existence of the emoticon in that email suggests that the
comment was meant in good humour. Indeed, I and my colleagues found it quite
funny.

IMHO, Debian is probably not the best choice of distribution to teach to a
"technically incompetent" user, especially if desktop usability is one of
your main requirements. Coming to Linux from a Windows
development/administration background I found Debian difficult to get to
grips with. Perhaps a different, more user/newbie oriented distribution such
as Mandrake or SUSE would be better to start with?

Regards,
David.





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