Re: [OS:N:] newbie
"Michael H. Collins" <[email protected]>
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> > I've only tried Gentoo on my iBook with a Live CD. > It wouldn't give me 1024x768 res, for some reason. I don't know if it > had trouble with the LCD screen or what, but otherwise it works quite > well. One thing I don't understand is, if these Debian based Knoppix > discs can autodetect everything, and if Deb-based Xandros/Corel Linux > and other Deb-based distros can have a nice graphical install, why > hasn't Debian grown to to include these features? > > tony As far as I can tell the debianistas think that "real men don't need no stinking autodetecting installers" I have been told that numerous times when trying to like debian. I like the debian philosophy but apparantly it gets in the way of ease of use. -- Michael H. Collins Admiral, Penguinista Navy http://linuxlink.com /"\ ASCII Ribbon Campaign \ / No HTML/RTF in email x No Word docs in email / \ Respect for open standards "If you are going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) _______________________________________________ Subscription and Archive: https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/open-source-now-list/ - For K12OS technical help join K12OSN: <https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/k12osn>