Re: debian

[Aryan Ameri <a.ameri@linuxiran.org>]

On Friday 20 June 2003 07:08, Bijan Soleymani wrote:
> On Thu, 2003-06-19 at 21:50, Joyce, Matthew wrote:
> > I have been using Debian for about 18 months now.
> > I like it and prefer it to other dristos I have tried.
> >
> > Today I had to install Redhat 9 on a system.
> > It detected everything.  A totally good experience installing this
> > os.
> >
> > I'm not saying I will be moving from Debian to redhat, but I do
> > wish Debian would address the install procedure.
> >
> > Clearly it is possible to have comprehensive hardware detection, so
> > presumably somewhere someoene is choosing not to address this
> > issue.
> >
> > What is the reason debian does not install like other OSs ?
>
> Try Knoppix it is based on Debian and does all that detection.
>
> There's no good reason why Debian doesn't.

Oh, really? 

Please come back, when you have a working KNOPPIX running on MIPS or 
Sparc, and then we will talk.

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Aryan Ameri