Re: X Terminals help appreciated

[Al Hudson <nospam [at] york.ac.uk>]

On Fri, 3 Dec 1999, Dr A V Le Blanc wrote:

> > What I don't like about Debian: (not trying to start a flame war,
> > honestly!!)
> >
> > 1. It's out of date
> > 2. I don't like apt
> > 3. It's out of date
> > 4. It runs 2.0.*
>
> If you're not trying to start a flame, don't repeat yourself.

My sad attempt at humour; sorry if it offends. . . I really don't care
what distro people run ;)

> All distributions are inevitably out of date, at least if you
> stick to the stable versions and expect them to be reliable.

My point was more than Debian is the only main distribution to be so out
of date it doesn't support my hardware, or some of my apps. It also runs
slower. Even Slack comes ready to do the stuff I want it to out of the
box, Debian doesn't.

> Apt is only beginning to be written, and will replace dselect,
> which even the diehards will admit has some serious design
> flaws.

? I still don't like it ;)

> The latest stable Debian (slink) has all the up-to-date stuff in it to
> run 2.2 kernels; all you have to do is compile them.

But why would I bother? Going to Debian is a *retrograde* step for my
system: sure I can update it, but I'm taking two steps back before I can
go forward. . .

> I think I can say honestly that I don't like any distribution,
> and I could produce a couple of reasons for any X.

I did try and make it clear that I while I have preference, I really don't
care a great deal what people run: it's completely subjective personal.

Seriously, not trying to start a flame war ! ;)))

Cheers,

Alex.

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