Re: jigdo didn' t work for me. Bye bye Debian
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Quoting Garry Heaton <garry@heaton6.freeserve.co.uk>:
> Hello at Debian
>
> I'm new to Debian, having used Mandrake happily for years. I just tried
> using jigdo, followed all the instructions on the Debian site and would
> it download - would it not.
>
> If anything is going to put new users off using Debian it is surely your
> reluctance to make ANYTHING simple. I mean, with all the other distros
> you just download the ISOs and that's it. I don't know what it is with
> the Debian crowd but this simple process has been substituted with:
>
> 1. Download (useless) jigdo (Windows)
> 2. Chase-up several mirror addresses
> 3. Run batch script
> 4. Try to work-out whether you should be entering /debian/ or
> /debian-non-US/
> 5. Second-guess what's required at each step
> 6. Wait for template file to load
> 7. Throw-up arms in exasperation when it refuses to download the files
>
> Even before I managed to download anything Debian has surpassed its own
> reputation for being a time-waster designed only for uber-geek
> hobbyists. For anyone who values their time this distro is a complete
> non-starter.
>
> Regards
>
> Garry Heaton
>
>
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