[techtalk] why debian essay..

FeO ferrousoxide at mindspring.com
Wed Apr 11 15:02:36 EST 2001


 > But I think the real problem with Debian becoming a real mainstream and
 > widely recognized distribution is that it is harder to get many peripherals
 > working on it, while Mandrake, Red Hat and Corel make it super easy.


>It would be great to see some things become easier but I hope Debian (at 
>least)
>doesn't try too hard to become any more mainstream than it is. There are real
>compromises being made in some distributions.


Actually, has anyone tried Storm Linux?  It's been recommended to me as 
"essentially Debian with a fancy installer to assist with the basic 
peripheral installation problems."  Just curious if anyone has any 
experience with it.


gabriel
--always looking for a better mousetrap





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