[Lincs] Distro

[Chris Adams]

Ok then Debian it is. No i dont use gentoo.

On 31/03/07, iain Baker <iain.dbaker at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Ok... im going to break with tradition here, and instead of
> recommending my favourite Distro as the base, i'm going to recommend
> the on that means less work graphically.
>
> Since we are all putting forward our dream distro base's my suggestion
> is Debian, for no reason other than we use a yellow debian swirl on
> the llug logo.
>
> as for target audiences, i would say the live cd element is aimed at
> inexperienced Linuxers that we are advertising the O/S to, so it
> should be a powerful and easy to use distro but not too windows
> like... we want the user to know they are using an innovative
> operating system not just a windows/os X clone (dont forget most users
> cant tell the difference between a window manager and an O/S).
>
> The install base is a more complex audience... i'd like to think the
> live cd users would like the cd and want to make it a permanent
> fixture... but i'd also like to think we're creating something we are
> proud of and that we would use ourselves!
>
> Ultimately however this Distro is an advertising tool... for the LUG
> and for Linux.
>
> That's what i think any way...
>
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