debian 2.0
from a first look at debian 2.0 i'm disappointed. ok, everything is moved to
glibc, and there are lots of new packages. but where is the enhancement ?
- with installing (n) dictionaries you are asked (n-1) time to select
the default one. simlimiar thing with programs who can view
<graphik format> (there are only 2 or 3 programs, but lot's of
graphik formats).
- windowmanmagers. what about nice looking default configurations ?
- pam login doesn't use pam. passwd doesn't use pam. telnet doesn't use it.
unless most programs are unseing pam, it's useless.
- the default setting isn't very useable. ok, my reference is the new student
which heard of linux, and want's to install it side by side with win*.
maybe it's useable for sysadmins. but sysadmins can help themself, newbies
not. so a config should be fool proof ...
- most programs try a "whole configuration in postinst" method.
this is doesn't work in many cases : it's good for the sysadmin.
but often a newbie has a problem, and someone sais "try xxx".
so he installs xxx. but he can't config xxx, first he needs to read
the README's and manual, and then he can configure it.
even with nice config help, he first needs to read the manuals.
maybe xxx doesnt solve his problem at all.
or he only needs parts. cvs is an example : many people neither have a
local cvsroot, nor are they running a pserver.
- sure, we know that dselect is not user friendly, but what is with all other
places ? one example : asking "do you want to make this the default
windowmanager" is not a good solution, nor is "a new windowmanager will
become (not) the default wm". the solution has two parts :
a) documentation "quick start - how to select your wm" and
b) windowmanager-config (i guess less that 15 lines of bash/dialog will
do the job).
yes, debian has a lot of good features. but debian has several weak points,
and these seem to be exactly the same points already present in bo.
this worries me.
andreas
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