Re: Desktop user: Etch or the next testing?
On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 02:35:00AM +0800, Wei Chen wrote:
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> Michael Pobega wrote:
> > Isn't testing stable enough for most desktop users? I know myself I
> > stick with testing as a rolling release (Until they update something
> > big, then I don't upgrade for two to three weeks).
> >
> > Testing offers enough stability to be a desktop distro. Of course, the
> > one thing it is missing is very up to date packages, but that's why
> > the user has options; You have the option to use Debian as a rolling
> > release (Testing/Unstable), you have the option to use Debian by it's
> > release name (Etch/Lenny), or you have the option to not use Debian at
> > all.
>
> Why my idea just cannot be understood... I did not talk about whether it
> is stable enough or not. OK, let me say it in the directest way. (please
> forgive me)
>
> Why is Windows used by so many people? Microsoft does not provide to
Microsoft became dominant in the software-for-desktop-computers before
Windows existed. At that time, the typical desktop-computer was quite
incapable of running anything as complicated as Linux/UNIX, or the
current version of Windows. Microsoft has been able to maintain its
market dominance through a variety of marketing tactics. IMHO, it is
a classic example of an inefficient market.
> users so many choices. They provide only limited functions and support
> limited architectures. They just tune it so that even a fool can use it.
> (I am sorry.)
>
> With Linux, with Debian, I believe we can do better with Debian's great
> repository. We can provide a standard desktop installation that is fine
> tuned and easy to use. And what is better is that users can further
> extend the functions with the help of the big repository. The whole
> thing can be just a layer that is on top of the current structure. So
> servers and experienced users can use their systems as they did before,
> but new users get benefits, the community get grown up and the system
> gets promoted.
>
> Let even those who never used computers be able to use your system. That
> is what Microsoft does. I believe that is the easiest way to promote a
> system. We can also do it, without losing freedom.
>
> OK. Maybe this is the last post that I talk about this kind of things.
> Sorry again to have mentioned Windows on this list since I know people
> here hate it.
>
>
> - --
> Cheers,
>
> Wei Chen
> http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/
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