Re: [TCLUG:19211] debian install

[Clay Fandre <cfandre@cfsmo.honeywell.com>]

Scott Dier wrote:
>
> Hint: Being 'behind' isn't allways bad.
> 
> Debian 'stable' boxes taht I have setup are the most amazingly so.  They
> have been tested to death and everything works nicely.  I would feel ok
> setting up a debian stable box and then leaving it loose forever to some
> end users with minimal issues.
> 
> Thats the difference.
> 
> The fact that mandrake is putting x4.0 and stuff like reiserfs in there
> is neat for marketing, but in reality, its not usually needed but by the
> techies, who can figure it out on their own.
> 
> Im really waiting for 4.0.1 XFree. ;)
> 

I agree. Putting a lot of 'bleading edge' software in a distro will have
a negative impact on Linux. We all know how stable Linux can be, but if
'boxed versions' are full bugs or aren't stable, we are becoming as bad
as the boys in Redmond.

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Clay Fandre
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