Re: Idea of a Debian Mascot [Was: FW: Bits from the DPL: FTP assistants, marketing team, init scripts, elections]

[Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>]

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On 02/28/08 00:03, Rich Healey wrote:
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> 
> DISCLAIMER: I'm not saying mandrake (driva) is better, just that the
> installer is prettier, and lets face it, since you only run it once, why
> not make installing an eyecandy experience.

Doug calls them "eye candy" machines, but the complete answer is
that Debian runs on a variety of h/w platforms, and not all of them
have the same kind of graphics h/w that x86 PCs do.  Thus, Debian
has to play to the LCD of supported h/w.

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

"(Women are) like compilers.  They take simple statements and
make them into big productions."
Pitr Dubovitch
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