Tom Allison wrote: > Derek Broughton wrote: > >> Tom Allison wrote: >> >>> I guess this is really just a vent/rant but... >>> >>> I am a current user of Debian. >>> I picked it from Slackware because I was in favor of a faster install >>> process than slackwares. Of course I had fewer questions in >>> Slackware because I was always RTMing. Debian makes it easier to not >>> do that. >> >> Hmmm. I can't see that. Do you mean just because we're all so nice >> and helpful? Because it's hard to use Debian without _some_ source of >> documentation. >> > Actually it's the reverse! > I can install so much more and so much faster than I can possibly read!
OK, I can see that. I have to admit I tend to install first, read later :-) > I think it's about Documentation and getting a clear message of > architecture (or philosophical) changes to the Debian set-up. > Documention of a more Systems Administration approach. Things like: > Where do I put my pcmcia ethernet card setting? /etc/network/interfaces, > or /etc/pcmcia/network.opts. > AND > "We are changing to a new abstraction layer of /etc/defaults so that we > can better ..." I think much of what you're asking here is answered in the debian-policy package. This is, though, a good example of your point about being able to install far faster than you can read dox. I've never read the policy manual :-) > example: I had one PC that would swear the only editor it has was > something called 'ae' and not 'vi'. Make 'crontab -e' a little foreign > to me. Someone, somewhere, mentioned that there is some defaults > controlling application for setting things like the default editor and > that fixed me up. /etc/alternatives? I can't say I've ever seen an application for it. Would be nice to know. -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
