Everybody said: > >>(Sarge comes with 14 CDs. People like me have no idea what most of those > >>programs are or how they are supposed to be used.) > > > >yeah... but download only the 2 first... that was all I needed for one of > >the laptops... the other I used a net install. But I agree that > >documentation is really bad.
And Ubuntu, which is Sarge-based, only needs 1 CD (and no network). > >>I think that Knoppix is probably the best distro, but FC3 comes in right > >>afterwards, and RH9 follows that. I might have a more favorable opinion > >> of Debian if it installed correctly, if it supported more hardware out > >> of the box, if it allowed me to log in as 'Root' (Which I sometimes > >> need), and if the software on the CDs worked without corrupting the > >> operating system. Ubuntu installed on my Dell Inspiron right out of the box. Too bad I forgot what I used for the root password :-) No version of Knoppix that I've tried worked on the inspiron. > >>But as you can see, my thoughts are not limited to Debian. I feel that > >>entire Linux scene is like a toy where children get things almost done, > >>then they loose interest and try to pass the buck on to someone else. It certainly happens. > >I agree that linux lacks some humanities (hehe), like work from interface > >guys and so... but so far the linux comunity is mainly composed by > >technical guys... I think that is the main reason for the lack of > >documentation and so. The main reason for the lack of documentation is that geeks don't need no documentation. > I doubt that you will hear from me again. I have been spend a lot of my > free time experimenting with Linux systems. Other things are pressing > and requiring more of my time. No loss. Some people get hung up on "Free" and never see further than "beer". -- derek -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
