Re: Are we losing users to Gentoo?
On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 02:54:17PM -0800, Philip Brown wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 02:09:17PM -0500, Matt Zimmerman wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 20, 2002 at 11:10:40PM +1100, Glenn McGrath wrote:
> >
> > > Gentoo's growth is a sign that they are doing something right, if we cant
> > > even recognise that fact then its pointless continuing this conversation.
> >
> > Microsoft's growth is a sign that they are doing something right, if we cant
> > even recognise that fact then its pointless continuing this conversation.
> >
> > Translation: they may be doing what is right for them, if their goals are to
> > attract the users that they are successfully attracting, but not necessarily
> > what is right for us.
>
> You gave an example, yet took the exact opposite of what the example should
> have taught you.
>
> Microsoft IS doing something right. They aim to "make it easy for the user".
> Same with Gentoo.
I think you should reread what I wrote. Their growth is a sign that they
are attracting users, nothing more. If that is their goal, then they are
successful. It does not mean that their goals are the same as Debian's
goals, or that Debian should emulate them, or that Debian is inferior for
being different.
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- mdz
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