Re: Back to original topic [Was: [Poll: debian-newcomer list [Was: Re: newbies needing help for graphic login]]

[Richard Lyons <richard@the-place.net>]

On Tuesday, 10 January 2006 at 14:43:18 +0100, David Jardine wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 04:35:22AM +0200, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> >
> > [...]
> > 
> > Ok, then let's get back to the original topic of this thread: 
> > the "help help" messages won't stop (and we don't want them to 
> > stop) so what can we do? 
> > 
> 
> Installing Linux on ones computer requires a conscious decision; 
> choosing Debian as the distribution to install must presuppose some 
> awareness of the issues involved.  So how did these people come to 
> be installing Debian in the first place without knowing what to 
> expect?  

When I first installed RedHat 4.1 on my 486 box, I had no idea what I
was getting myself into.  But I'm glad I did it anyway.

-- 
richard