Re: Why is the Debian home page so boring?
Couldn't agree more with Gary.
(I don't think this message was sent to any of the lists, only me. Gary, do you
mind that your reply is forwarded? If so please send me a private mail.)
Svante Signell
fred1@inetnebr.com writes:
> Quoting Svante Signell <svante.signell@telia.com>:
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> > Looking at the Debian home page, one get the impression that only the
> > now very old Slink distribution, with kernel 2.0.36, old X, old libc,
> > etc, released March 1999 is available. The News section mentions the
> > testing of a new distribution is ongoing. NOTHING is said about the
> > power of apt-get and the ease of upgrading using the web to more
> > recent software. Also, nothing is mentioned about the availability of
> > kernel-2.2.15, XFrre86-3.3.6, glibc-2.1.3, etc, already today, even
> > BEFORE Potato has been released.
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> I agree with the idea. I have used debian for a number of years, and
> am very happy with it. But if you are new to it, and go to the home page,
> it is very difficult to decide whether you want to go thru the effort
> to evaluate it because it at times appears to be hopelessly behind the
> time. I did not take your proposal as asking for glitz, but rather
> as suggesting that basic information be there up front.
>
> Gary
> fred1@inebraska.com
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