On Sun, 2002-09-22 at 20:16, Oded Arbel wrote: As a non participant in the install party, and a non-geek to boot, I hesitated to comment, but ....
[snip] > >Sorry for bugging in - but do you REALLY want to install a .0 version of > >Mandrake?? > > > >Remember - this will be the first Linux experience to people, and from many > >people's experience a .0 version is NOT recommended to newbies at all - same > >applies to Red Hat 8.0 (which still gives me lots of problems compiling > >stuff) After struggles as a newbie with several x.0 versions, I have to agree! [long snip] ..... all in all - this promises to be the stablest > Mandrake release ever - the release of three RCs only goes to show it IMO. The operative word here is *promises*. Will there be post-install help for frustrated newbies struggling with broken promises? > If I'm asked - I'll recomend to install the latest MDK9.0 release - > especially for people who are not "power users". but if so decided, I How many "power users" will come as newbies to an install party? And even if they do, will you install the full MDK/RH bloat, or a slimmed down custom package selection? > will try my best to explain all the aspects of choosing to go with such > a system and will offer by default the distribution chosen for the > "official" install party distro (and please don't make it Debian - a > windows user will not even survive the installation setup before running > away screaming) While it's true that full Debian installs are not for the fainthearted, what about a slimmed Debian (1 CD) with a simple, foolproof install? ftp://ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/libranet/2.0/ ftp://ftp.fsn.hu/pub/CDROM-Images/libranet/2.0/ Finally, what about the *truly* clueless (but willing) newbies? Is it perhaps worth trying Lycoris as a sort of "training wheels" until they can stay upright by themselves on a serious distro? -- David Howard [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent using Evolution in Libranet Linux. ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------- ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
