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Re: [PLUG] And speaking of installing Debian ...
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If anyone is looking for an easier to install Debian with support for
Reiser FS, Ximian's Red Carpet and KDE, I suggest Libranet. We are going
to use it for some machines CCIL is giving away to end users.
Chuck
On Mon, 7 Jan 2002, LeRoy Cressy wrote:
> It is noted that the Debian system is not the easists to install, but
> Debian gives you everything with 7 CDs in the Woody distribution. The
> other commercial distributions are designed for basically setting up a
> desktop system. If you want to set up a web, ftp, or rsync server you
> need to fetch the packages off of the web and install them.
>
> The beauty of Debian is for the individual who needs, or wants to have a
> totally customizable system that i designed to be upgradable without
> problems. Also the Debian system is designed to be free as far as the
> free software foundation guidelines. The commercial distribution
> systems are not as strict on the level of freedom. If you are building
> systems for clients and don't ever want anything to come back to haunt
> you then the Debian system is the way to go. But if you are a home user
> setting up a Linux system for the first time then another distribution
> could be your best bet.
>
> It all boils down to what you really want to do with the system and how
> much you will depend upon system upgrades not breaking the system on
> you. My experience is that the Debian system is the safest bet if you
> depend upon upgrading the distribution from time to time. How free do
> you want the system to be? Are you concerned about any propritary
> software in the distribution? Are you concerned about the licensing of
> the distribution? These are the questions that need to be answered in
> choosing the distribution that is right for you.
>
> Mike Leone wrote:
> >
> > Anybody else seen this? From today's Lockergnome Pensguin Shell newsletter
> > ..
> > (http://www.lockergnome.com/issues/penguinshell.html)
> > --------------------------------------------------------------------
> --
> Rev. LeRoy D. Cressy mailto:lcressy@telocity.com /\_/\
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> Phone: 215-535-4037 > ^ <
>
> Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life:
> no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. (John 14:6)
>
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