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Re: Linux 2.0.36 in slink?



On Sat, Dec 19, 1998 at 06:00:46PM -0800, Joseph Carter wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 19, 1998 at 08:52:22AM -0800, Oscar Levi wrote:
> > > We're better than that aren't we?  Isn't that why most of us are Debian
> > > users and many became Debian developers--because Redhat's rushed and
> > > buggy releases are frustrating at the very least and because we felt we
> > > could do better than that?
> > 
> > Perhaps we have gone too far the other way?  RedHat is
> > frustrating...and so is Debian.  Have you've missed the dissent among
> > Debian attempters?  
> 
> You mean the flamewars?  Those have been around much longer than I have. 
> Running Debian is essentially herding cats.  You get one to cooperate and
> the rest decide they want to do something else.  This is probably a
> frustration to anyone trying to accomplish a group goal, but in the end
> it's also one of our strengths.

No.  I don't mean flamers.  

I mean people who try several distributions and pick one that
installs.  If more than one passes this test, they see which one comes
with their favorite program.  Right now, the flashy test is a good X
ui.  Most importantly, though, hamm is dated.


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