On Wednesday 17 November 1999, at 15 h 57, the keyboard of Mark Small <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> something that Debian really needs to have is a short doc about the > "debian way" of doing things. What I'm thinking of is a short summary > of the features that make debian different (better?) It is a very good idea but I suggest to change it a bit: the most important is not a propaganda text (we are the best) but a guide (not a HOWTO, we already have man pages) of the "Debian Way". Most mistakes I see on Debian machines are made by people who come from RedHat or Solaris or just read any random "Linux for lobotomized" book and break things that way. We need a text explaining: - everything under /usr/local is yours, leave the rest (except /etc) to dpkg, - use apt, - /etc/alternatives, - recompiling source packages, - the BTS, - etc Just explanations of the concepts, and directions to the man pages. Now, the tough question: who will write and maintain it?
