Fw: [ale] good linux / debian

[Casey Allen Shobe]

Ahh yes, Debian.  Debian already *has* 
"ditched rpm", or rather, just uses *.deb files instead of *.rpm.  I still 
don't like them ;).  My big problem with the Debian is the user 
community.  It's like a bunch of devout Mormons.
 
For example, on a generic linux or kde or whatever 
IRC channel, I can ask a question.  Immediately, the two debian users make 
themselves known by saying something like the following:
 
<cshobe> Any ideas on this 
problem?
<debianman> Do you use debian?
<cshobe> No, I run an LFS.
<debianman2> You should run 
debian.
<debianman> lfs is a waste of time, you 
should get debian.
<debianman2> apt-get is the solution to all 
of life's problems.
<cshobe> No thanks, if I wanted a 
distribution, I'd go back to Slackware.
<debianman> Slackware sucks.
<debianman2> All the distributions but debian 
suck!
<debianman> Yeah, you should run 
debian.
<someotherguy> cshobe: try doing 
this:
 
It's something I have to deal with almost 
constantly, and it right well pisses me off.  It's because of this attitude 
that I've never tried Debian and have no desire too.  So that's my opinion 
on that :)
 
- Casey Allen Shobe
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  ----- Original Message ----- 
  <DIV 
  style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black">From: 
  Jim Philips 
  
  To: <A title=ale at ale.org 
  href="mailto:'ale at ale.org'">'ale at ale.org' 
  Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 8:24 AM
  Subject: RE: [ale] good linux
  
  No one has mentioned Debian. I am not that familiar with 
  Debian overall, but aptget as an update mechanism is considered so superior 
  that there has been some talk of ditching rpm in favor of it.
  -----Original Message----- From: 
  Stephen Turner [<A 
  href="mailto:artic_knight at yahoo.com">mailto:artic_knight at yahoo.com] 
  Sent: Friday, June 15, 2001 3:55 AM <FONT 
  size=2>To: ale at ale.org Subject: [ale] good 
  linux 
  what linux distro do you reccomend and why? 
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