I agree with the fact that debian is not hard to install at all... Maybe before it was... I just downloaded it and installed it a couple of days ago and was very impressed, I'm very happy with it and that's why I thought it deserves a better review...
On Fri, 28 Sep 2001, Anthony Campbell wrote: > On 28 Sep 2001, Alexander Wallace wrote: > > Hello there! I don't want to start any controversy here or anything like > > that.... But I was reading the newbiezided help files at > > http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/distronhf.html > > and found out that in the reviews they make about several distros, they > > don't have a very good one for debian, not necesarily becouse the guy > > making the review doesn't like debian very much, but becouse he doesn't > > know it... He in fact is requesting that someone that uses debian more > > contributes with a better review... I'm no way close to make a good non > > biased review about debian (which i just started using as itself and love) > > but since I like it so much and think that is the best distro I thought > > that maybe an expert here would like to make such review available again > > at http://www.linuxnewbie.org/nhf/intel/distros/distronhf.html... > > > > Thanks to all! > > > > This is probably because there is a widespread belief (probably dating > from the time when you *had* to use dselect) that Debian is very > difficult to install and therefore unsuitable for newbies. I actually > don't think that Debian is necessarily any more difficult for newcomers > than other versions of Linux but it does have that reputation. > > I know that considerable effort has gone into writing documentation for > Debian recently and this is to be applauded. There is however room for > more. I was considerably impressed by the online FreeBSD manual. If I > were starting from scratch I'd be quite tempted to try FreeBSD, just > because the manual is so clear and comprehensive. > > Anthony > > > -- > Anthony Campbell - running Debian GNU/Linux (Windows-free zone). > For electronic books (Homeomythology and The Assassins of Alamut), skeptical > essays, and over 140 book reviews, go to http://www.acampbell.org.uk/ > > Le style est l'homme meme. (Style is the man himself.) [Buffon] >
