On Friday 11 November 2005 09:17 pm, Paul Johnson wrote: > Thomas Jollans wrote: > > debian is brilliant for everything, but, unlike ubuntu or suse or > > mandriva, it is not tuned to be a desktop. this of course gives youa > > great deal of flexibility. > > I would have stopped at "not tuned." Debian doesn't make stupid > assumptions as to how you're going to use the machine. This is a feature, > not an oversight.
It depends STRONGLY on your point of view. Within the Debian framework, it would be quite possible to make it a great desktop system. It would require more packages, but during the install, in package selection, another option for an easy to use desktop system could be added. Doing so could include a number of packages targeted at making handling other configuration options easy for a newbie or non-tech person. Just as Debian provides what is needed for a file server, print server, or many other types of systems, it could provide packages to help in ease of use. It would require no more assumptions than the ones already made in the installer for the packages that are installed for servers -- for example, if I select "file server", I get Samba, whether I want to or not. Even for a file server, that is an assumption. It's just that the developers are more focused on adding what they find useful, from their point of view, than what others find useful from a different point of view. Hal -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
