Everyone should make the attempt to roll their own distribution. I recommend using http://www.linuxfromscratch.org as a good starting place :). Tom Veldhouse veldy at veldy.net ----- Original Message ----- From: Nick B <nbetcher at uswest.net> To: <tclug-list at mn-linux.org> Sent: Thursday, September 28, 2000 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [TCLUG:21791] RH v.s. Debian: A bit of oil on the waters, perhaps? > Everyone has their own opinion of what distro is better. I think for Linux > to suceed, Redhat or not, Linux users (Debian included!) shouldn't flame on > Redhat or other companies just because they don't like them. I havn't made a > post yet that suggests I hate Debian or some other distribution. > What I see happening in the near future is the fact that you have all > these distros, but there isnt one GREAT distro of all. You have tons of > satisfied people with Redhat, Debian, Mandrake, Slackware, and more. the > problem is, is that Linux isnt going to take off because you have other Linux > users complaining about the fact that one distro has problems and that they > should use a better one (The one the complainer is using). So... what you have > in the long run is the fact that no one can make up their damned minds which > one will be the one to take off. > So, what do you guys think is the solution? > > --Nick Betcher > > P.S.) Dont say I flame because this isnt a flame, nor have I flamed in the > past. I just try to make people face the inevitable. Have fun with this! > > andy at theasis.com wrote: > > > > All personal advocacy aside, we need to remember that TCLUG is the > > > Twin Cities Linux Users' Group. As such, we have members from all > > > corners of the distribution world. Unless you roll-you-own, you're > > > probably using one distribution or another. Given that observation, > > > we should commit ourselves to quelling the typical distribution-specif > > > advocacy we would normally see on comp.os.linux.<dist>.advocacy. By > > > typical, I do not mean advocacy in the manner laid out by official > > > distribution policy or constitution, but advocacy that you see from > > > the everyday, average distribution enthusiast. > > > > Advocacy is informative, if that's actually what you're doing -- i.e., > > pointing out some of the strengths of a particular distribution. This even > > entails a comparative approach. That's fine as long as it sticks to > > *technical* points of distinction. Such discussions are educational to new > > users, as well as useful to more seasoned users when switching > > distributions could be potentially very costly (in terms of time, which > > _is_ money after all). > > > > But the benefit of such discussions is completely nullified if it turns > > from advocacy to eulogizing or vituperation, which then turns into rancor. > > This is merely my opinion, of course. > > > > In short, flamewars are often enough sparked by flamebait and most of us > > are capable of recognizing when we're producing that, or not reacting to > > it in the most positive fashion. > > > > > Committing the TCLUG environment to this tenant wouldn't be too > > > difficult, and it may promote a more constructive forum on the list... > > > > I'm all for that. > > > > > I'm not trying to change any personal philosophies here; just trying > > > to pour a little oil on our apparently troubled waters. > > > > IMO, once again, it all comes down to whether each person is inclined > > towards a default policy of treating respectfully the other members of the > > community. > > > > Andy > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: tclug-list-unsubscribe at mn-linux.org For additional commands, e-mail: tclug-list-help at mn-linux.org