On Sunday 06 November 2005 13:45, Brett Parker wrote:
Matt Parker matt@mpcontracting.co.uk wrote:
On Sunday 06 November 2005 13:29, Peter wrote:
but recent Debians are SIMPLY NOT A PROBLEM.
Peter
Well apart from the fact that they are missing large amounts of software from their standard distribution. Admittedly this software is of the non-Free variety, but in the real world it is often necessary to use such software.
Which particular non-free software are you talking about? What of that do you actually *NEED*?!
JDK 1.5 is a basic requirement for a start.
I can never use Debian due to the zealotry of it's developers in this regard.
You know, I'd rather the zealotry than being in a situation where I install something on a whim to later discover that in installing it I've broken 6 laws, killed a kitty, made someones grans ill, and broken the licencing term by not signing a goldfish. YMMV.
That just doesn't happen in the real world if you're aware of what you're installing. It's a strawman argument.
Matt