debian

[Brian Densmore]

Scott,

> 
> 
>   I don't understand why Debian isn't the most popular distro 
> out there,
> since it is by far the most stable. I thought the whole 
> reason behind the
> Linux revolution was to get away from Windblows crashing 
> every 5 minutes.

  You'd think, but, it's really a matter of usability, or the perception of
usability. It is still very text-based (last I checked). For people with
years of *nix experience it is easy to set-up, configure, and run - or so I
assume. I am relatively new to *nix, and find debian a bit difficult to work
with. Although I have become quite familiar with vi as a result of my
internet server. I prefer to work in graphical environments. Debian is
getting better though. General users are intimidated by command lines. I
would like to see a graphical version of debian, unfortunately the ones I've
seen (Corel and Stormix) aren't very usable. In fact, I have yet to
successfully install any version of Stormix on any PC.

YMMV,
Brian