On Friday 16 November 2001 03:03 pm, Patrik Modesto wrote: > On Fri, Nov 16, 2001 at 11:16:37AM +1000, Jason Currey wrote: > > A GUI installer might not make install easier, but it gives first time > > linux users a much better feeling about installing the product. > > Yes! But it makes it a bit easier. My first linux was Progeny and it's GUI > installer helped me very much. I vote for GUI installer as a option at > boot-time. > > Patrik
Corel was my first Linux and I was sold by the easy install process. I wasn't computer illiterate (had used OS/2 almost exclusively for some time), but Linux illiterate (still am to a great degree). When it became clear that Corel wasn't going to continue, I went to a purely debian system. I'm now very comfortable with the debian install, but it took a while to understand what I'm doing. Don't underestimate the drawing power of a simplified install process in attracting new users to Debian. bob
