Re: Corel/Debian Linux Installer
On Wed, Aug 18, 1999 at 03:00:49AM +0200, Bernd Eckenfels wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 17, 1999 at 05:49:11PM -0400, Michael Stone wrote:
> > I absolutely believe that asking users to partition up the disks makes a
> > traditional unix install harder than, e.g., a windows install.
>
> Ummm... you cant skip the partitionng thing in windows if your disk is >2GB.
how many end-users actually install their own windows systems?
most buy it pre-installed and never have to face the horrors of
installing windows (in my experience, installing windows is much harder
and far more complicated than installing debian - precisely because it
makes too many stupid assumptions and makes it difficult or impossible
to over-ride those assumptions)
installing debian is a fast, pleasant, straight-forward experience. no
hassles, no drama, no anger, no high blood pressure.
installing windows is a tediously long nightmare of frustration and
stupid annoyances which provokes fury and anger and inevitably raises my
blood pressure to dangerously high levels.
i'm not joking - one of the main reasons i like unix/linux is that it
doesn't make me angry. if something goes wrong or doesn't work, then
there is a logical explanation for it and a logical way to resolve the
problem - it's science, not black magic. OTOH i can't seem to ever use
a windows box without becoming angry at it for one reason or another.
given that being in a state of anger is unpleasant, unhealthy and to be
avoided wherever possible, my choice of OS is obvious :)
craig
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craig sanders
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