[ale] Debian 3.0 as a server platform?

[Jim Popovitch]

On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 19:44 -0400, James Sumners wrote:
> I don't know what http://cdimage.debian.org/ you are reading but it is
> quite clear. Plus, finding any distro's ISOs is not really that hard
> -- http://www.linuxiso.org/

Find me a clean (not suspected of containing a hack) debian netinstall
ISO image, not the full 630Mb (times 6) ones.  This single one is about
120Mb.  It is an Debian Net Installer that downloads what you need.  You
can find floppy images everywhere... however you can't buy a machine
these days with a floppy drive in it. ;-)

-Jim P.

> 
> On 6/3/05, Jim Popovitch <jimpop at yahoo.com> wrote:
> > On Fri, 2005-06-03 at 12:36 -0500, ChangingLINKS.com wrote:
> > > > > 5. One thing we can all agree on is that Debian has improved the Linux
> > > > > community tremendously . . .
> > > >
> > > > I agree wholeheartedly.
> > >
> > > That brings the whole discussion full circle.
> > 
> > I'll throw this into the mix (coming from a Debian advocate)....
> > 
> > Debian is a PITA to get started with.  Getting your hands on a good ISO
> > install image is easier than pulling teeth from a rhinoceros.  Go to
> > Debian Planet (www.debianplanet.org) and search for ISO... you will only
> > find articles from 2001 and 2002.  :-(   Go to cdimage.debian.org and
> > try your luck (make sure you read the comments about the debain servers
> > being hacked and the state of the ISOs there).
> > 
> > Once you do get your hands on a good Debian net install ISO, you will
> > find that you treat it like gold, given the difficulty you have in
> > locating a replacement. ;-)
> > 
> > Once you have Debian installed you have nothing to worry about, there
> > are plenty of mirrors that support updates, etc.
> > 
> > Just to be clear... I do love Debian.
> > 
> > -Jim P.
> > 
> > 
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