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Post #73,098

by Brandioch

1/6/03 10:24:44 PM

Maybe I'm missing something.

It's a waste of time to learn a new version, method, what the fuck ever of UNIX.

Is it? Isn't there any value to learning Solaris if you know HPUX?

Besides, 95%+ of it is exactly the same.

All a distribution is - or should be - is a snapshot of the vast universe of UNIX software and derivatives.

Well, a segment of the vast universe of UNIX software and derivatives.

With an installer and package management system.

It's not a fucking religion! - you can't compete with vendor UNIX this way!

Debian is as easy to install as any vendor *nix that I've ever used.

Debian is as easy to maintain as any vendor *nix that I've ever used.

Debian is as stable (if you stick to stable) as any vendor *nix that I've ever used.

I want stability, I want ease of installation, I want ease of support
-and-
I want that on commodity hardware at a price I can sell to my boss.

It's not a religion.

It lets me do the work I need to do, when I need it done, and it doesn't have any nasty surprises.

Debianista Roll Call -NT - (pwhysall) - (82) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:05:30 PM EST

Still playing - (imric) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:13:50 PM EST

Present and accounted for - (Yendor) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:17:28 PM EST

Never! :) - (deSitter) - (3) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:20:55 PM EST

Still looking... - (Yendor) - (2) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:24:09 PM EST

He has already been pointed at gentoo -NT - (ben_tilly) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:26:13 PM EST

And Linux From Scratch... -NT - (folkert) - Jan. 4, 2003, 05:11:45 PM EST

/me runs Debian - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 4, 2003, 04:27:06 PM EST

I run it TOO... - (folkert) - Jan. 4, 2003, 05:24:08 PM EST

Half-hearted hey... - (inthane-chan) - (2) - Jan. 4, 2003, 05:29:52 PM EST

Does this mean... - (Yendor) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2003, 06:07:53 PM EST

Yup. - (inthane-chan) - Jan. 4, 2003, 06:19:27 PM EST

One work system - (admin) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2003, 06:02:29 PM EST

No.... Scott Anderson has... - (folkert) - Jan. 4, 2003, 06:43:13 PM EST

One at work, five at home. And a question. - (Brandioch) - (4) - Jan. 4, 2003, 06:42:18 PM EST

Why not setup - (folkert) - (2) - Jan. 4, 2003, 06:56:22 PM EST

Sounds interesting. - (Brandioch) - (1) - Jan. 4, 2003, 07:46:04 PM EST

I like Debian. - (Brandioch) - Jan. 4, 2003, 11:12:41 PM EST

Why not this? src is available - (boxley) - Jan. 4, 2003, 07:11:17 PM EST

add me to the list - (lordbeatnik) - Jan. 4, 2003, 07:18:44 PM EST

Have one Debian, one RH8.0, and one unmentionable system. - (a6l6e6x) - Jan. 4, 2003, 10:26:02 PM EST

I'm a Debianewbie - running it on a P200 -NT - (Meerkat) - Jan. 4, 2003, 11:10:44 PM EST

But you knew that already - (kmself) - Oct. 2, 2003, 06:58:10 PM EDT

*Raises Hand* - (Steve Lowe) - (2) - Jan. 5, 2003, 02:27:36 AM EST

BootItNG has worked well for me so far. 30 day trial. $35. -NT - (Another Scott) - Jan. 5, 2003, 10:32:56 AM EST

Re: *Raises Hand* - (rickmoen) - Jan. 16, 2003, 05:02:37 AM EST

I'll never understand the mob mentality - (deSitter) - (50) - Jan. 5, 2003, 11:36:15 AM EST

apt. That's the reason I like it so much. - (imric) - (2) - Jan. 5, 2003, 01:12:14 PM EST

Everyone knows apt is great - (deSitter) - (1) - Jan. 5, 2003, 02:29:51 PM EST

When they do, I might switch. - (Brandioch) - Jan. 5, 2003, 03:44:48 PM EST

I never understand... - (folkert) - (3) - Jan. 5, 2003, 01:17:46 PM EST

Re: I never understand... - (deSitter) - Jan. 5, 2003, 02:33:08 PM EST

I will agree with this. - (static) - (1) - Jan. 5, 2003, 06:48:35 PM EST

Re: I will agree with this. - (rickmoen) - Jan. 16, 2003, 04:31:36 AM EST

Talking out of your ass again - (admin) - Jan. 5, 2003, 06:19:06 PM EST

Mob mentality is particularly hard to understand... - (kmself) - (41) - Jan. 6, 2003, 06:23:42 PM EST

Bitch -NT - (Yendor) - (1) - Jan. 6, 2003, 06:18:53 PM EST

Yes, you do. :-P -NT - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 6, 2003, 09:34:24 PM EST

Re: Mob mentality is particularly hard to understand... - (deSitter) - (34) - Jan. 6, 2003, 09:23:29 PM EST

Advice - (ben_tilly) - Jan. 6, 2003, 09:31:45 PM EST

A waste of time? - (admin) - Jan. 6, 2003, 09:33:10 PM EST

Maybe I'm missing something. - (Brandioch) - Jan. 6, 2003, 10:24:44 PM EST

Translation - (pwhysall) - (30) - Jan. 7, 2003, 03:12:57 AM EST

OMFL! - (folkert) - Jan. 7, 2003, 08:36:56 AM EST

As the resident multilingualist, I'll endorse that. -NT - (CRConrad) - Jan. 7, 2003, 08:58:57 AM EST

Debian is a hateful POS invented by ungrateful hackmeisters - (deSitter) - (27) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:30:15 AM EST

Trolling? :-p -NT - (Another Scott) - (8) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:32:22 AM EST

No - I'm honestly disgusted - (deSitter) - (7) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:53:57 AM EST

Let me give you a hint... - (Yendor) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:56:01 AM EST

Did you just turn 55 or what? -NT - (tseliot) - (5) - Jan. 8, 2003, 12:08:06 PM EST

Not even close! - (deSitter) - (4) - Jan. 8, 2003, 12:19:33 PM EST

Point being... - (tseliot) - (3) - Jan. 8, 2003, 01:26:37 PM EST

Re: Point being... - (deSitter) - (2) - Jan. 8, 2003, 02:21:01 PM EST

Re: Point being... - (rickmoen) - (1) - Jan. 16, 2003, 04:54:29 AM EST

rofl -NT - (deSitter) - Jan. 16, 2003, 06:15:03 AM EST

Troll -NT - (Yendor) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:37:34 AM EST

Oh my, you are entertaining today. - (admin) - (15) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:41:02 AM EST

Re: Oh my, you are entertaining today. - (deSitter) - (14) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:50:11 AM EST

Translated: - (Yendor) - (12) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:52:05 AM EST

Here's a Bet, Genius - (deSitter) - (11) - Jan. 7, 2003, 11:56:04 AM EST

Big farkin' deal. - (Yendor) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:01:03 PM EST

Who cares about installation? - (admin) - (4) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:34:36 PM EST

It' Not A Tech Issue - (deSitter) - (2) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:48:15 PM EST

Whatever. - (admin) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:53:52 PM EST

Re: It' Not A Tech Issue - (pwhysall) - Jan. 7, 2003, 04:38:30 PM EST

Re: Who cares about installation? - (rickmoen) - Jan. 16, 2003, 04:50:47 AM EST

Not to put salt into a wound... - (folkert) - (1) - Jan. 7, 2003, 01:34:37 PM EST

Re: Not to put salt into a wound... - (deSitter) - Jan. 7, 2003, 02:25:31 PM EST

Re: Here's a Bet, Genius - (pwhysall) - (2) - Jan. 7, 2003, 04:34:53 PM EST

Money? - (deSitter) - (1) - Jan. 7, 2003, 04:38:54 PM EST

Install. - (pwhysall) - Jan. 7, 2003, 04:41:07 PM EST

ross.spew("crap") - (admin) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:32:44 PM EST

Simple response. - (Brandioch) - Jan. 7, 2003, 05:23:08 PM EST

Re: Mob mentality is particularly hard to understand... - (rickmoen) - (3) - Jan. 16, 2003, 04:44:18 AM EST

Re: Mob mentality is particularly hard to understand... - (deSitter) - (2) - Jan. 16, 2003, 09:05:32 AM EST

Re: Mob mentality is particularly hard to understand... - (rickmoen) - Jan. 16, 2003, 03:04:38 PM EST

The 'GNU' credit question (new thread) - (rickmoen) - Jan. 16, 2003, 07:49:45 PM EST

Check... - (scoenye) - Jan. 5, 2003, 05:46:35 PM EST

Thinking about it. - (bepatient) - (1) - Jan. 5, 2003, 10:45:26 PM EST

Get thee to an X server and... - (folkert) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:35:54 PM EST

Hmmm... you really know... - (folkert) - Jan. 7, 2003, 09:10:03 AM EST

This should be instructive for "Debio-Bots" - (deSitter) - (1) - Jan. 7, 2003, 12:45:47 PM EST

The replies - (imric) - Jan. 7, 2003, 01:33:58 PM EST

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