On Thu, Apr 05, 2007 at 02:35:00AM +0800, Wei Chen wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > Michael Pobega wrote: > > Isn't testing stable enough for most desktop users? I know myself I > > stick with testing as a rolling release (Until they update something > > big, then I don't upgrade for two to three weeks). > > > > Testing offers enough stability to be a desktop distro. Of course, the > > one thing it is missing is very up to date packages, but that's why > > the user has options; You have the option to use Debian as a rolling > > release (Testing/Unstable), you have the option to use Debian by it's > > release name (Etch/Lenny), or you have the option to not use Debian at > > all. > > Why my idea just cannot be understood... I did not talk about whether it > is stable enough or not. OK, let me say it in the directest way. (please > forgive me) > > Why is Windows used by so many people? Microsoft does not provide to
Microsoft became dominant in the software-for-desktop-computers before Windows existed. At that time, the typical desktop-computer was quite incapable of running anything as complicated as Linux/UNIX, or the current version of Windows. Microsoft has been able to maintain its market dominance through a variety of marketing tactics. IMHO, it is a classic example of an inefficient market. > users so many choices. They provide only limited functions and support > limited architectures. They just tune it so that even a fool can use it. > (I am sorry.) > > With Linux, with Debian, I believe we can do better with Debian's great > repository. We can provide a standard desktop installation that is fine > tuned and easy to use. And what is better is that users can further > extend the functions with the help of the big repository. The whole > thing can be just a layer that is on top of the current structure. So > servers and experienced users can use their systems as they did before, > but new users get benefits, the community get grown up and the system > gets promoted. > > Let even those who never used computers be able to use your system. That > is what Microsoft does. I believe that is the easiest way to promote a > system. We can also do it, without losing freedom. > > OK. Maybe this is the last post that I talk about this kind of things. > Sorry again to have mentioned Windows on this list since I know people > here hate it. > > > - -- > Cheers, > > Wei Chen > http://www.acplex.com/people/wchen/ > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- > Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) > > iD8DBQFGE+/UCIqXQV6BF28RAm5TAKC+Xe7NP3zYCaqB7LWvpVgRmwqaUgCg1+vC > 7ORxrI9Fth2ftp1j85tcJDU= > =Omti > -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Paul E Condon [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
