* lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008 Nov 18 06:19 -0600]: > On Mon, Nov 17, 2008 at 12:40:54PM -0600, John Hasler wrote: > > Florian Kulzer writes: > > > Let's ask fortune: > > > > > $ fortune debian -m "Andrew Morton" > > > (/usr/share/games/fortunes/debian) > > > % > > > I was attacked by dselect as a small child and have since avoided > > > debian. > > > -- Andrew Morton > > > % > > > > I met with it as a mature adult and so was better able to deal with the > > trauma but it still left scars. > > I met Debian before aptitude could keep me away from it. Just wait > until aptitude rapes you ;)
As clunky as deslect was/is, it was still light years better than what was on Slackware in 1999. > > On the other hand, it may have saved Debian from becoming Ubuntu (with a > > little help from the old installer). > > Old installler? The reason Debian handles upgrades so well. ;-) - Nate >> -- "The optimist proclaims that we live in the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears this is true." Ham radio, Linux, bikes, and more: http://n0nb.us/index.html -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]