[Lancaster] Re: Install Fest

[Matt S Trout]

On Sun, Sep 04, 2005 at 03:45:13PM +0100, Martyn Welch wrote:
> On Sunday 04 Sep 2005 15:19, you wrote:
> > VectorLinux is neither shoddy nor half-baked.
> >
> 
> I don't remember saying it was.
> 
> > Justify accusations like that or don't throw them around in the first
> > place.
> 
> Since you seem to be pushing me.
>
> <snip: reasoned explanation re old hardware etc.>

Right. Mid-debate, a little explanation goes a long way.

The points you make are valid; I wasn't looking at it from the right angle,
I think because I usually help people who already *are* at least somewhat
technical - or completely fresh people who haven't already had the GUI-over-CLI
indoctrination ex-Windows users all seem to suffer from.

For an installfest targeted specifically at non-technical Windows users,
your policy is absolutely correct - but it's always nice to know *why* it's
correct before you commit yourself to a path, and a little devil's
advocation helps there.

If you feel I've wasted your time, sorry; I certainly don't feel mine's been
wasted. However, you might like to actually post your last reply to the
list so everybody else's isn't :)

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