Folks,
My 2- cents:
I've come from a background of writing dataacq apps for DOS/Windows for
product manufacturing. Maybe that gives me a leg up to getting a Linux system
running, maybe it doesn't.
Still, I found that downloading a dozen or so floppies and installing
to a dual-disk NT system was pretty painless. I didn't really have to think
very hard about the choices offered to me and, other than the length of time it
took to download the distribution over a 28.8 modem, I managed to get a very
stable machine up rather quickly. My wife and 6 year old son have very rapidly
learned what it takes to get useful results from this system and our overall
experience has been very pleasant. (Of cousre, having access to this mailing
list has been of imeasureable help! :-)
I feel that most of the press coverage of Linux has been tainted by the
commercial marketing efforts of certain distributions. If I were a writer and
had no knowledge of the subject matter of my current task, I would first look
to other media to see what gets the most play and work from there. If Debian is
to suceed in the Linux markeplace they need to increase their marketing
influence, but I think that's not their real goal; they instead want to create
the best distribution available and hope that those who truly care will find
their way through the Linux jungle.
'til next we type...
HAVE FUN!! -- Jesse
