Re: slashdot poll

[Ben Messinger <bmessin@3-cities.com>]

Paul Seelig wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 9 Feb 1999, M.C. Vernon wrote:
> 
> > RH is a commercially-based distro, so they can spend loads of cash on
> > advertising etc, so they are the most popular, despite Debian's inherantly
> > "free-er" nature, and techincal superiority
> >
> Redhat is a distribution geared at ease of use. That's why Linus
> himself uses Redhat and not Debian.  Debian with all it's "technical
> superiority" would definitely benefit from becoming a bit more user
> friendly as well. This should be possible without dumbing down or
> sacrificing technical advantages but might in the contrary actually
> add to it's overall quality.
> 

I my oppinion this would be hard to do (make Debian easier without
sacrifices). To be technically superior demands certain sacrifices. This
is why race cars do not have air-conditioners and cup-holders. You start
worying about comfort and ease of use and you end up with a mini-van
instead of an F1 car -- or in our case RH instead of Debian.
 
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