Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
marty wrote: This brings up and interesting point and I'm not trying to start any distro religious wars but might it not be a bad idea to have our own "official distro advocates/evangelists" Maybe someone for each distro (well most of the more prominent ones anyway) in an identifying t-shirt or the like that can be available to "inform" the newbies as far as any specific distro questions. ok... hands up who **doesn't** want to wear a debian t-shirt... anyone... ?? I tried Debian once (version 1.0 I think - it was on my Slackware CD back in about 93 or 4) and it was a pain to install. I have found SuSE much better. I admit that Debian MAY have improved a little over the last few years, but why wear a Debian shirt if you can't even get it to install Saty well and happy Heracles -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
marty wrote:
...snipp.
ok... hands up who **doesn't** want to wear a debian t-shirt...
anyone... ??
anyone... ??
You want ME, with my figure, to wear a t-shirt for Debian when they
have just released a distro called Spud^h^h^h^hPotatao? No way Jose!
{:-).
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Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Roland Turner wrote:
Heracles wrote:
I tried Debian once (version 1.0 I think - it was on my Slackware CD back in
about 93 or 4) and it was a pain to install. I have found SuSE much better. I
admit that Debian MAY have improved a little over the last few years, but why
wear a Debian shirt if you can't even get it to install
I don't recall SuSE existing that far back. If you are comparing a
current release of SuSE with the original 1.0 release of Debian, then
you are not exactly making a meaningful comparison.
It did, it was in german and I won a CD at SLUG one night.
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Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Ja. :-) Bet the German didn't stop you from installing it either.
Dan.
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Subject: Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Roland Turner wrote:
Heracles wrote:
I tried Debian once (version 1.0 I think - it was on my Slackware CD
back in
about 93 or 4) and it was a pain to install. I have found SuSE much
better. I
admit that Debian MAY have improved a little over the last few years,
but why
wear a Debian shirt if you can't even get it to install
I don't recall SuSE existing that far back. If you are comparing a
current release of SuSE with the original 1.0 release of Debian, then
you are not exactly making a meaningful comparison.
It did, it was in german and I won a CD at SLUG one night.
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Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
This brings up and interesting point and I'm not trying to start any distro religious wars but might it not be a bad idea to have our own "official distro advocates/evangelists" Maybe someone for each distro (well most of the more prominent ones anyway) in an identifying t-shirt or the like that can be available to "inform" the newbies as far as any specific distro questions. Say if someone wanted to know what the configuration of Debian was like compared to Slackware he/she might go to talk to both the Slackware "person" and the Debian "person" and compare what each had to say.. I realise The idea isn't perfect and could probably be worked on or tuned up but it was just a thought.. Dan. - Original Message - From: "Jeff Waugh" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "SLUG" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 3:26 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released Angus Lees wrote: reminder: even if you have an extremely fast link, downloading cd images from www.debian.org via http|ftp is NOT the best way. check cdimage.debian.org and wander through the questions it asks you. Of course, there will be scary looking people at the Installfest shouting the praises of Debian, maintaining the mirror, and carrying the CD as well. You'll have trouble missing us. :) (Other distros will certainly be represented too!) - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.conf.au/ -- Ye shall be cursed to fall in love so easily, and yet be so cold of heart as never to express it. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
This brings up and interesting point and I'm not trying to start any distro religious wars but might it not be a bad idea to have our own "official distro advocates/evangelists" Maybe someone for each distro (well most of the more prominent ones anyway) in an identifying t-shirt or the like that can be available to "inform" the newbies as far as any specific distro questions. ok... hands up who **doesn't** want to wear a debian t-shirt... anyone... ?? anyone... ?? bueller... ?? ;) later marty "I can't buy what I want because it's free. Can't be what they want because I'm me." - Corduroy, Pearl Jam -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Dan Treacy wrote: might it not be a bad idea to have our own "official distro advocates/evangelists" Maybe someone for each distro (well most of the more prominent ones anyway) in an identifying t-shirt or the like that can be available to "inform" the newbies as far as any specific distro questions. Absolutely! We want to do this for the Installfest. :) I'm writing a call for talks right now, but the idea is that the distro-specific people get to do a mini-presentation to promote the best features of their chosen distro, then everyone knows who they are and can tackle them for the tough questions. 'Course, no one's piped up for Slackware yet. ;) - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.conf.au/ -- Ye shall be cursed to fall in love so easily, and yet be so cold of heart as never to express it. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
marty wrote: anyone... ?? bueller... ?? ROFL indeed. - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.conf.au/ -- Ye shall be cursed to fall in love so easily, and yet be so cold of heart as never to express it. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Not quite as I had in mind but I think it will accomplish the same thing.. Only some people who might otherwise do the job might be put off by the having the give a talk idea.. Dan. - Original Message - From: "Jeff Waugh" [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: "SLUG" [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 11:25 PM Subject: Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released Dan Treacy wrote: might it not be a bad idea to have our own "official distro advocates/evangelists" Maybe someone for each distro (well most of the more prominent ones anyway) in an identifying t-shirt or the like that can be available to "inform" the newbies as far as any specific distro questions. Absolutely! We want to do this for the Installfest. :) I'm writing a call for talks right now, but the idea is that the distro-specific people get to do a mini-presentation to promote the best features of their chosen distro, then everyone knows who they are and can tackle them for the tough questions. 'Course, no one's piped up for Slackware yet. ;) - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.conf.au/ -- Ye shall be cursed to fall in love so easily, and yet be so cold of heart as never to express it. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [Festies] Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Dan Treacy wrote: Not quite as I had in mind but I think it will accomplish the same thing.. Only some people who might otherwise do the job might be put off by the having the give a talk idea.. Sorry, yeah - they're unrelated. You can be a silent advocate! :) - Jeff -- [EMAIL PROTECTED] --- http://linux.conf.au/ -- Ye shall be cursed to fall in love so easily, and yet be so cold of heart as never to express it. -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
Re: [SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
Say if someone wanted to know what the configuration of Debian was like compared to Slackware he/she might go to talk to both the Slackware "person" and the Debian "person" and compare what each had to say.. Or see who swung the hardest punch...:-) -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
[SLUG] debian 2.2 (potato) released
or at least, probably has been by the time you read this reminder: even if you have an extremely fast link, downloading cd images from www.debian.org via http|ftp is NOT the best way. check cdimage.debian.org and wander through the questions it asks you. -- - Gus -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://slug.org.au/lists/listinfo/slug
