On Tue, Jul 12, 2005 at 08:59:04PM -0500, Benjamin Sher wrote: > cmetzler@speakeasy.net wrote: > > >>I read everything on the Debian home page <snip> > > > > > Dear CMetzner: > > Thanks for understanding and thanks for the kind words. > > My experience with Linux began with Red Hat 5.2 then followed Mandrake, > then Xandros. Xandros is a great distro, but the problem with them is > that they promise that you can install all the applications you want > from the Debian repository (they are a Debian derivative), but in fact > you can't. If you do, you quickly mess up your system. So, I wrote a > full-length Intro for Xandros Newbies about this, which is still online. > You might be interested in seeing it. If this is of interest to Debian > users, you are welcome to adapt it for Debian. Hi Ben, I can symphacise with you, I once install Xandros and Lycoris and one day I said " lets install a debian package". Ugh! What a mess! The fellow who founded it still want to promise more than is possible and I can only guess the poor folks who are using his mess. As long as you DONT TOUCH ANYTHING, its ok. I can say with confidence that Debian is not as fragile! Anyway, Welcome to Debian! if you are curious about the workings of Debian, check out my LARGE diagram at http://debian.home.pipeline.com/newdebian2.png It is not for the faint of heat. Cheers, Kev -- counter.li.org #238656 -- goto counter.li.org and be counted! `$' $' $ $ _ ,d$$$g$ ,d$$$b. $,d$$$b`$' g$$$$$b $,d$$b ,$P' `$ ,$P' `Y$ $$' `$ $ "' `$ $$' `$ $$ $ $$ggggg$ $ $ $ ,$P"" $ $ $ `$g. ,$$ `$$._ _. $ _,g$P $ `$b. ,$$ $ $ `Y$$P'$. `Y$$$$P $$$P"' ,$. `Y$$P'$ $. ,$.
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