Re: Documentation and Usability
On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 10:34:47PM -0600, Jacob S. wrote:
> On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:04:48 -0500
> Carl Fink <carlf@fink.to> wrote:
> > I repeat what I implied before: Debian isn't for beginners who want
> > hand-holding. There are plenty of distributions that specifically do
> > supply just that (for a fee), notably SuSE, Xandros, and Libranet,
> > the latter two of which also give you what's basically Debian.
>
> If you're talking Debian in the strictest sense of the term, I only
> halfway agree. I recently setup a mix of Sarge and Sid on a computer for
> a family member - one that has never used anything other than Windows -
> and they're now able to connect to the internet, use aim and e-mail.
> True, I installed it and set it up for them, but that's also the way
> most store bought computers come these days when you want Windows
> installed on them.
You just argued for my point. Debian isn't supplying the
handholding: you are.
> I've also given several Knoppix CDs to friends to show them how good
> Linux is.
I just recommended Knoppix to someone in a newsgroup, who wanted to
try Linux. I like it, but it doesn't supply handholding either.
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Carl Fink carl@fink.to
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