Re: I can't beleive this

[John <jtc@stic.net>]

Hi All,

Much as I hated to, I had to crank up my win95 drive (the list won't
accept my linux "root" email. I know! I know!) and forward the following
email to the list. I sent this last night to the PC Magazine Editor. I
hope others with more experience than I with Debian also write. I think
what insulted me the most was the casual way he blew off the system. He
evidently didn't find it worthy enought to even attempt to be correct.

John Carline

P.S. I'm a fairly new linux user and I actually like dselect. Should I
seek counseling?  :)



    From: John <jtc@stic.net>
 Subject: Larry Seltzer
      To: pcmag@zd.com
 
 Hi,
 
 I've been a subscriber to the ZDNET newsletter for years and am
 currently a subscriber to Computer Shopper. Lately I've been
 encouraged by the increasing coverage of linux on ZDNet. (Linux is the
 system I use 95% of the time.) I was hoping that magazines like PC Mag
 would begin to honestly cover the OS. Perhaps they would then be worth
 a subscription. As it is now, the only Magazines of value to me are
 Computer Shopper and the Linux Gazette and I have subscriptions to
 both.
 
 The Linux distribution I use is Debian, and today I was shocked by
 your article on Debian. Is that review typical of PC Magazine
 quality???
 
 If any employee of mine submitted a report with as many errors as the
 review of  Debian GNU/Linux 2.0 by Larry Seltzer, he/she would be out
 of a job within the hour. I'd list all the errors, but it would take
 too long. The only thing he got right is the name Debian. He doesn't
 have a clue who distributes the system or what it costs, so I guess I
 shouldn't expect him to know that it's the largest distribution (1800
 to 2000+ programs depending on the version) and arguably the best
 system out there.
 
 
 Disappointed and Disgusted
 
 John Carline
 
 
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