Re: [Totally OT] Re: Hmmm. A question. Was [Re: Debian is losing its users]
On Thu, Apr 3, 2008 at 10:03 PM, Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@cox.net> wrote:
> > So to wrap this long rant up, less people use Debian? Who cares!
> > People who use it *know* why they use it. Why try to "sell" a distro
> > to people who are still impressed by CFLAGS and a ton of eye-candy?
> > That extra 1% of performance, but occasional crashes? Who tweak their
> > systems all day long, but are doing essentially nothing?
>
> That smells of elitism. (Not that I mind...)
No, it's just you can't have all. It's a matter of compromise. A "pick
two" game, if you wish. And Debian simply can't please everyone. The
point is, why be bothered by that? Debian set it's goals and a
corresponding target group was gathered around them. And a good one,
if you ask me.
Ivan
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