Re: Survey on Debian usage
- Q: Are you a: (note: you may choose more than one)
A:
[ ] Debian developer, or otherwise involved in contributing to Debian
[ ] Free software developer
[X] User, using Debian for: Everything from one week ago.
[X] Other: SuSE 8 user for a year and a half (but now I do not have it installed).
- Q: Could you please provide one or two typical episodes (whatever you feel
like) of your life with Debian?
A: I've just started my debianization proccess, so I don't have much to tell. But I can assure you that my computer has been full renewed, and I love GNU/Linux even more than before.
- Q: Could you please provide one or two fantasy episodes of your life with
Debian, if you were to make a movie or a comic strip about yourself as a
Debian protagonist?
A: Cameron Diaz with a wet Debian white t-shirt while I ...
Well. I just would like someday to contribute Debian with something made by me. My first step is completinf this survey.
- Q: What Debian distribution are you using?
A: 3.0 r1 (bf2.4 in one computer, vanilla in other)
- Q: What do you think people use Debian for?
A: In professional environment, as a server, mostly. In home, it's so flexible that I suppose that there are so many Debians "uses" as "users" are.
- Q: What is the thing you most frequently use Debian for?
A: I'm still installing my packages because I installed Debian for first time just four days ago. But currently I navigate Internet and use my email (Mozilla 1.6), watch movies with ogle-xmms, burn cds with cdrecord and mkisofs (funny), use xawtv for programming my Playstation 2 (Linux kit installed), use my 6in1 card reader to share files with my iPaq and my camera, and I can use my favorite window manager: fluxbox.
- Q: What do you think is the most INTERESTING aspect or feature of Debian?
A: You can start with a robust but minimal set of programs. And you can, then, install ONLY what you need with order and cleanly.
- Q: Are there some aspects or features of Debian that do not satisfy you?
A: The installer gave me some problems. But nothing else.
- Q: What do you think is the most USEFUL aspect or feature of Debian?
A: apt-get install solve-my-life
- Q: Is there something you especially like doing with Debian? What is it?
A: To use my computer is now a pleasure. I love to use the un*x command line, but I think that is not very Debian specific, isn't it?.
- Q: Is there something you DO NOT like doing with Debian? What is it?
A: Nothing special.
- Q: What is the MOST SUCCESSFUL deed you have achieved with Debian?
A: Installing it!!! It was difficult because of some video problems.
- Please take a moment to recall what is the WORST INCIDENT you had
with Debian.
Q: What was it?
A: I couldn't make the installer works. It hung.
Q: How did you get into it, and out of it?
A: I had lot of trouble because it seems that my graphic card (ATI 128) doesn't support the default framebuffer (svga16) and I had to learn to disable it because I only saw a black screen. After that, I saw the installer but it hung one time and again at modconf. I had to disable some Video Cache options in the BIOS, as exposed in the documentation and it went OK. After installing, I disabled the aty128fb also because it made the whole system freeze when xawtv runs.
- Imagine you have a crystal ball allowing you to see 10 years in the
future, and have a look inside.
Q: Will you still be using Debian?
A: Yes. Or some Debian related as progeny.
Q: If yes, what will you be doing with it?
A: Enjoying my computer.
- Q: Finally, please feel free to leave any feedback to Debian Developers
A: You are making an excellent job, and I relly feel in debt with you. I would like to give you something in return someday.
Regards from Madrid, Spain.
José María Sotomayor
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Documentum Administrator
Intecsa Uhde Industrial S.A.
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