On Sat, Jan 17, 2004 at 10:34:47PM -0600, Jacob S. wrote: > On Sat, 17 Jan 2004 22:04:48 -0500 > Carl Fink <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I repeat what I implied before: Debian isn't for beginners who want > > hand-holding. There are plenty of distributions that specifically do > > supply just that (for a fee), notably SuSE, Xandros, and Libranet, > > the latter two of which also give you what's basically Debian. > > If you're talking Debian in the strictest sense of the term, I only > halfway agree. I recently setup a mix of Sarge and Sid on a computer for > a family member - one that has never used anything other than Windows - > and they're now able to connect to the internet, use aim and e-mail. > True, I installed it and set it up for them, but that's also the way > most store bought computers come these days when you want Windows > installed on them.
You just argued for my point. Debian isn't supplying the handholding: you are. > I've also given several Knoppix CDs to friends to show them how good > Linux is. I just recommended Knoppix to someone in a newsgroup, who wanted to try Linux. I like it, but it doesn't supply handholding either. -- Carl Fink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Jabootu's Minister of Proofreading http://www.jabootu.com -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
