On Sun, Aug 06, 2000 at 03:29:24AM -0500, Chris Lawrence wrote: > > http://www.debian.org/intro/about reportedly says > > > > I'm still not convinced > > > > Not to worry. As hard disk space has become cheap, most people > > have at least 500MB of extra space. Debian can be easily installed > > on this extra space and can coexist with your existing OS. If you > > need more space, you can simply delete one of the OSes (and after > > you see the power of Linux, we are sure it won't be Debian). > > > > Could you please change Linux to GNU/Linux? I don't think it is the > > kernel, Linux, alone that will convince people. > > How about: > > "Don't take our word for it - try Debian out yourself. Since hard > disk space has become less expensive, you can probably spare about > 500MB to try out the core Debian OS. If you eventually need more > space, you can simply delete one of your OSes (and after you see the > power of the Debian system, we are sure it won't be ours)." > > Rationale: > > 1. It avoids the Linux - GNU/Linux flamewar. > 2. It's more accurate, since Debian has variants that use both the > Linux and GNU (Hurd) kernels. > 3. The revised paragraph reads better to a native English speaker.
I've reworded the file now using your text (mostly), thanks. -- Digital Electronic Being Intended for Assassination and Nullification
