Actually, Debian is not aimed at anybody. It is just a bunch of developers working together on their favorite OS. They have done a remarkable job avoiding commercialization. Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Ben Lutgens <ben at sistina.com> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 9:15 AM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:19211] debian install > On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 09:08:44AM -0500, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > >Why buy the CD at all? Most "popular" linux users, won't be downloading and > >installing a new kernel right away - and they certainly want to see what > >they hype is about. They won't get to with Debian 2.1. The latest software > >needs glibc-2.1.x (i.e. java2), Star Office, etc. > {blutgens at athena}-{~/.desktop} $ ls -l /lib/libc-* > > -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 888596 May 1 13:26 /lib/libc-2.1.3.so > > hmmm. Like I said. Most people run the unstable branch. Stable is for > production boxes that don't need all the newest stuff (in most cases) > > Nor is Debian targeted at "Newbies" or they'd have a gtk install like some > other dists. It's aimed at power users who want more from thier system. > > At least that my interpretation of it. > > > >I am on your side - I like Debian, I just think that they shouldn't be quite > >so anal about their release - or put more work into testing [ a little > >faster ]. Maybe a BSD like release schedule would be better for them. > >Release the 2.2 as 3.0 and let it be used as a general release and wide > >spread testing and the little bug reports will come in nicely for the 3.1 > >Stable release (yes, I know this is controversial in the BSD world as well). > >After all, they are developing a new branch and they haven't even released > >the frozen one. > > > >Tom Veldhouse > >veldy at veldy.net > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: Ben Lutgens <ben at sistina.com> > >To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> > >Sent: Wednesday, June 28, 2000 8:48 AM > >Subject: Re: [TCLUG:19211] debian install > > > > > >> On Wed, Jun 28, 2000 at 08:18:04AM -0500, Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote: > >> > > >> >Exactly - which is exactly why they should release it before they are > >behind > >> >a kernel version (in their release distro) yet again. > >> > >> Behind a kernel version? How hard is it to download a new kernel? The > >kernel > >> does not make the dist. You can get that anywhere. What makes a dist are > >the > >> packages that are available, how they're packaged and how stable they are. > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> Ben Lutgens Cell: 651.387.9065 Home: 651.703.9541 > >> > >> "I thought Christmas only comes once a year..." > >> James Bond - The World Is Not Enough > >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- - > >----- > >> > >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > >> For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > >> > >> > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > >For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > -- > Ben Lutgens Cell: 651.387.9065 Home: 651.703.9541 > > "I thought Christmas only comes once a year..." > James Bond - The World Is Not Enough > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org > For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org