FWIIW: I think this is a great idea, but (for next time) I really wonder if Debian is the right choice for distro???
This is NOT about distro wars... horses for courses! I use Debian for my servers, but if someone had introduced me to linux via Debian, I would have been utterly lost. Debian assumes you know what you want. Most newbies don't. I would have thought Mandrake, Suse, Redhat, possibly others would have been a better choice. Mandrake (last time i used it) was practically a brain-dead install. Even a newbie could probably get it going with no help. I'm pretty sure just about any newbie would be lost installing Debian without assistance. On Mon, 9 Dec 2002, Bruce Badger wrote: > The SLUG Debian CD which was presented at the last SLUG meeting has now > been sighted on the shelves at the main Dymocks shop on George St., and > at the Co-op bookshops at UTS and at Bay St. (if you spot it elsewhere, > perhaps you could post here). > > The Co-op have the CD right by the till in the Bay St. store, but it is > rather hidden behind the counter in the UTS store. The CD can also be > ordered on-line from the Co-op web site here: > http://www.coop-bookshop.com.au/. The Co-op have the CD for sale at $14.95. > > Dymocks have the CD on their shelves next to the other Linux distro's in > the computer section on the first floor. Dymocks charge $22 for the CD. > > The objective of this CD is to provide a (relatively) inexpensive way > for people new to Linux to get a copy, and to introduce those people to > SLUG. Introducing people to SLUG is the key, here. Once under the wing > of SLUG they can get help with Debian, or get a copy of a distro more > suited to their needs. > > Feedback on this SLUG publicity exercise is most welcome. > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ > More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug > -- SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group - http://slug.org.au/ More Info: http://lists.slug.org.au/listinfo/slug
