Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 28, 2004 07:52 PM
I think the author (who founded Debian way before Progeny was ever envisioned) has the right idea, although he doesn't really state it the way I would. Namely, that something like Debian can be overwhelming at first. I might liken it to an American who has never traveled abroad being dropped in the middle of another continent and told "OK, enjoy your holiday". Our hypothetical newbie tourist encounters different languages, currencies, and customs, and may even get into danger. These specialized Debian-based distros are like a tour guide or a travel agent.
I see Debian as the grand central repository. It is certainly a great distro in its own right (I am typing this on a Sid desktop), and efforts to make it "easier" are welcome, but the proper focus should still be stabiltity and security on multiple hardware platforms. The "easy" part can quite properly be delivered by secondary distibutions based on Debian that offer more hand-holding. Once users feel comfortable, they are only an edit of<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/etc/apt/sources.list and an apt-get dist-upgrade away from moving to any "real" Debian release they want.
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Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 28, 2004 07:52 PMI see Debian as the grand central repository. It is certainly a great distro in its own right (I am typing this on a Sid desktop), and efforts to make it "easier" are welcome, but the proper focus should still be stabiltity and security on multiple hardware platforms. The "easy" part can quite properly be delivered by secondary distibutions based on Debian that offer more hand-holding. Once users feel comfortable, they are only an edit of<nobr> <wbr></nobr>/etc/apt/sources.list and an apt-get dist-upgrade away from moving to any "real" Debian release they want.
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