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Re: debian-user-digest Digest V2005 #2713



> On Fri, Nov 11, 2005 at 06:17:17PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote:
> 
> > I would have stopped at "not tuned."  Debian doesn't make stupid assumptions
> > as to how you're going to use the machine.  This is a feature, not an
> > oversight.
> 
> It's not an oversight, certainly.  Philosophically Debian goes for
> flexibility and giving the administrator maximum power and choice.  This is
> at the expense of ease-of-installation by someone who just wants to put the
> CD in, make two or three selections, click OK, and half an hour later start
> working.
> 
> I use Debian, but I'm a professional system administrator.  I (and
> apparently the Debian leaders) see value in Ubuntu, Progeny, and the rest as
> alternatives for people who DON'T want to spend years educating themselves
> before using their computers.  I've read that one of the original goals of
> the Debian project was to be the core of other, more specialized distros.

Do you recommend Debian to someone who has little experiecce with linux?
> -- 
> Carl Fink                                         carl@fink.to
> If you attempt to fix something that isn't broken, it will be.
> 	-Bruce Tognazzini
> 
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