on Fri, Nov 03, 2000 at 12:28:30PM -0500, sysy (sysy@crosswinds.net) wrote: > ** WARNING ** I TYPE A LOT! DEAL WITH IT!! Not an issue if you can format text in such a way as to make it readable. Paragraphs and standard delmiters (the '+--+ crap is annoying as hell) strongly preferred. See below as example. > I'm an experienced computer user, and have been looking at Linux closer > and closer over the last few years. On a couple of occaisions I have > attempted to install various flavours of Linux with.. umm.. "classic" > results. You see, I'm cursed.. for me, software breaks in the strangest > ways. Trust me. If you think it happens only to you, yes, it's > documentable and exists in others. There is no cure. > > Anyways, after a horrible experience with Mandrake (it's looks good but > tastes bad), I've decided on Debian because: > > - kernal-independance (why base the distrib on someone else's work?) > > - fair popularity (tough to guage since I haven't looked for Debian <yadda, yadda, yadda> > Anyhow. I would like some user help. I need a set of links pointing > towards user stories on Debian, as well as various other user pages. > There are no links on http://www.debian.org and I couldn't find a > webring with a couple of quick searches. Check list archives here for various threads asking about Debian v. Foo package comparisons. You'll find articles at NewsForge, LinuxWorld, LinuxToday, apparently a lot of recent advocacy at Slashdot (not certain, hardly read it anymore), etc. Similarly, advocacy discussions elsewhere online. > I would like to document my experiences with Debian, essay-style, to > contribute to the efforts. My gift of finding problems with software > will kick in.. I'll take notes and review the software so hopefully > everything will be reproducable. IF Debian manages to miraculously > survive the ordeal, I will have an archive filled with screenshots, > doodles and essays describing how it can be made even better. But > that's for later. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://www.netcom.com/~kmself Evangelist, Zelerate, Inc. http://www.zelerate.org What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org
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