Subject: Re: madpenguin
deem@wdm.com
Date: Sun Mar 30 2003 - 15:46:51 AKST
Greg,
Indeed. I rarely base the install on versions of Linux. Good $.02 :-)
Dee
On 30 Mar 2003 at 12:32, Greg Madden wrote:
>
> On Sun, 2003-03-30 at 08:30, W.D.McKinney wrote:
> >
> > OK, here we go with another Linux distro review. Having a nice workstation myself
> > and some good experience with SuSE, this one is a refreshing piece. Good
> > screenshots also.
> >
> > See http://www.madpenguin.org/article.php?sid=126&mode=thread&order=0
> >
> > The author unabashedly is a Slackware guy which makes him a good candidate for
> > this review in my book.
> >
> > W.D.McKinney (Dee)
> > deem@wdm.com
> >
>
> I read an interesting observation concerning the web pundits and how
> they review GNU/Linux. Read a review and you will notice that they focus
> mostly on installing Linux.Very little on what programs are included and
> what they can do for a user or a business. It seems to me that focusing
> on installs and not on function perpetuates the retail sales mentality
> most distro vendors have. This does nothing to promote Linux as a
> serious desktop or server platform. What business wants to upgrade,
> ever? The Linux community needs get 'past' the 'install game' and onto
> promoting applications to do the tasks that business users need.
>
> My $.02
> --
> Greg Madden
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