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Re: An *idea* that *might* put Debian on top (?)



This is horrible!!!
try this new slogan:

"Debian Install: Windows 9x required. Please contact Micrsoft and PAY $$$$
to get your free software running"

NO WAY !!

----- Original Message -----
From: Jack Pryne <jianju@hotmail.com>
To: <nicodehaer@yahoo.com>
Cc: <debian-user@lists.debian.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 24, 2001 10:38 PM
Subject: Re: An *idea* that *might* put Debian on top (?)


> Thanks for pointing out that omission in my initial post, Nico. I had
> intended this system to be installed on a system already running some kind
> of OS. One of the major benefits of this system is that a windows user
> could, theoretically, download the P2P app, run it, and sit back while it
> tappe dinto the community and installed Debian on a new partition,
> configured it, and was soon all ready to go. Obviously this idea would be
> much less feasible for a brand new computer system. But think about it:
> one-button conversion from Windows to Debian!
>
> Jack Pryne
>
> >The idea is nice but it will be almost impossible to implement cuz you
need
> >to configure the system *before* you can connect to your p2p network so
you
> >need a working kernel, working modem/nic. next u need working internet
thus
> >working ppp and so on. youre more than half way home already. it will not
> >pay off.
> >
> >but keep thinking.......
> >
> >yours,
> >Nico de Haer
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