Re: debian learning curve

[Gregory Guthrie <guthrie@mum.edu>]

1) Recently someone said regarding all the setup differences: "after all,
linux is linux".  I disagree, the networking files, setup files, PPP files,
etc... are all notably different; similar but different.

  This is like the differences between AT&T/UCB unix. Yes, they are/were
both Unix, but... I wonder why it is necessary/useful to have so many
differences in the linux variations. Some are natural evolution/selection,
others seem gratitutious. Just as in the traditional Unix world, someday
there may come a time when convergence of the threads will be useful.

2) It was also noted that:
   "Newbies also tend to install too much in the initial dselect menu
causing a lot of time in conflict resolution."
  One good solution to this is used in most Windows packages; a set of
standard {minimal, nominal, everything} installation configurations, and a
custom option. I am not a dpkg expert, but would guess that this would not
be too hard.

Best.

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Dr. Gregory Guthrie
guthrie@mum.edu         (515)472-1125    Fax: -1103
       Computer Science Department
       College of Science and Technology
       Maharishi University of Management
      (Maharishi International University 1971-1995)
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