Re: Just my opinion
On Mon, Jul 05, 1999 at 03:10:50PM -0700, George Bonser wrote:
> On Mon, 5 Jul 1999, John Galt wrote:
>
> >
> > Okay, leave. Debian doesn't need you more than you need it. See you when
> > you get a clue.
> >
>
> Well, I think THAT kind of comment is just as bad. I have been using
> Debian since before 1.0 and it IS difficult to install and get set up. The
> thing is that the initial installation is important to a newbie because
> that is what they are focused on at the start. The fact that it will save
> them hours and hours down the road in maintenance once they DO get it set
> up is not very important at that stage.
>
[snip]
>
> The original poster was probably just frustrated after having spent a
> weekend trying to get Debian installed. Comments such as the one you made
> do not show the Debian user community in a good light. The poster exposed
> the major weakness in Debian. Don't shoot the messenger ... listen.
I agree with you here, George... but you have to admit that messages that
shout insults like 'Debian is worthless crap' generally are not well
received on any of these lists. I think when anybody gets to the point
where this is all they have to say, they really DO need to put it aside
and get on with something else. Users that need help usually
begin by posting messages like 'Hello, I'm trying to do <somehting> and can't
get it to work. Can somebody help?'. That usually gets treated much better
than 'I'm pissed off! Debian doesn't even do <something>! It's really
WORTHLESS CRAP!'.
Just *MY* $.02
Mike
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