[ltp] thinkpad 310ED

Madhusudan Singh linux-thinkpad@www.bm-soft.com
Tue, 23 Oct 2001 14:38:20 -0400 (EDT)


> > Though debian is purely GPL, I would not dare to call it unstable. It is
> > perhaps the most stable of all Linux (another "hobbyist" effort :) ) distros.
> > Most experienced admins go for Debian as their first choice. And something
> > that is that stable cannot be in justice called a "hobbyist effort". If
> > anything, it shows professionalism.
> >
>
>
> I'm very disappointed in your comments being so off based.
> This is a notebook arena and not a distro arena.

Agreed.

> And you have insulted my distro of choice sir and I demand satisfaction!
>   I demand flinging CD's at 20 paces!

:-)


>
> Seriously,  I selected debian because it seemed at the time to have
> excellent support for notebook wants (apm, irda, pcmcia).  Maybe not
> bleeding edge, but ease of installation and support available.
>
> I recognize your right to advocate one distro. -- but please refrain

I do not think I advocated Debian. I mentioned that I am a Redhat user.

> from making negative comments about others.  It's bad for the Linux

Kindly list the negative comments I made (somewhat surprised as I listed
the *positive* aspects of Debian).

> Community as a whole.
>
> BTW - one of my fondest aspects of Debian is the apt-get uptility.  This
> has been recognized as probably the best package management utility
> available to Linux.  It rocks!

Agreed.


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