On Monday 23 September 2002 00:52, Oded Arbel wrote: > David Howard wrote: > >The operative word here is *promises*. Will there be post-install help for > >frustrated newbies struggling with broken promises? > > I always give my name, email and phone numbers to every person I install > for, and I help whoever calls.
then you are one of a kind. most people (including myself) dont have the time to deal with those phone calls daily, and if you are in the habbit of doing so, then i dont need to tell you how many calls you will get. (tried that once, wanted to leave the country after a whole day on the phone, trying to explain to someone how to modprobe for his new NIC...guess my days as a support person are over). > > >>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? > > Windows "power users" are the more common in the crows of install > parties, as much as I've come to expect from the ones that I > participated in. for these, I have no problem to install a RedHat, an > Old Mandrake or even Debian - they mostly can handle that. Your avarage > joe user is more problematic. > > >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/ > > Its not about full vs. slimmed down versions - it's about the Debian > system which while being a very well thought out and tested > distribution, its the most non-user friendly major distro you can get. > i can give you a hell of a long arument here about that debian remark being "non-user friendly"...but forget it, i can only imagine the "war" it can start ;) i'll pass. > >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? > > No way ! After trying Lycoris, a Newbie will respond in one of two ways - > "That's windows - something which looks pretty and doesn't work much I have > from M$ for the same price" or "Linux sucks worse then Windows - what do I > need it for?" no argument there... tal. ================================================================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]
