Re: debian package install problem
On (20/09/03 23:54), Greg Folkert wrote:
> Gerald, For the life of me, I cannot understand you[r] REAL question.
>
> I want you to understand, Debian *IS* the ultimate Linux Distribution. I
> find your wording very insulting. You need to ask smart questions. You
> need to be a bit more logically descriptive.
>
> There are a lot warnings Debian give that OTHER distributions just gloss
> over. The Kernel Linking issue with older Kernels. By default Woody
> installs with the 2.2.20 Kernel. You can choose the BF2.4 Kernel (which
> is 2.4.18 non-initrd) if you want to try newer kernels.
>
> I understand your problems with the binutils package, that is a
> "informational" warning. It is of no concern for you if you run Debian
> Stock Kernels (which is the recommended way to go).
>
> Also, understand there is NO commercial interest in Debian. It is 100%
> Volunteer... and 100% Non-Profit... it Does have a Social Contract that
> is very stringent about what can be "Debian" ... So when you claim
> Debian will just be a "Clubber" style Distro... you are sadly mistaken.
> It will more than likely out live RedHat, ManDrake, Slackware, SuSE or
> any other Commercial Distro barring commercial distros based on Debian.
>
> I am sure you meant [n]o harm, but you came across very belligerent...
> Help/Tell me or Else never works on Debian people, rather it just sets
> you into the ignore/twit file they have.
>
> My best advice to you is:
> Ask Smart Questions - http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> Be pleasant - Do [not] be belligerent
> Give GOOD details, in other words describe the problem well, describe
> what you have done to try and fix it (if anything), Tell the
> circumstances under which it was encountered. Last but not least realize
> we are ALL volunteers... most of us have real jobs besides trying to
> make Debian and Linux in general a good thing.
>
> There are some VERY VERY good heads chocked full of info lurking on this
> list, if your demeanor is one of an "open mind" you'll be surprised how
> many more people respond.
Great response (in spite of a few typos) ;) Perhaps a cleaned up
version should be dispatched to anyone arriving at Debian for the first
time? It says in a few paragraphs, what one learns over time ;)
Regards
Clive
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