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Post subject: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 02:15 AM
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Post subject: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 03:13 AM
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jiro wrote:
I think the second review is going to have problems in the future since they went away from apt-get.
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Post subject: RE: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 03:22 AM
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| Adept and synaptic? I think that's the WORST you can do for sidux... |
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Post subject: RE: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 06:23 AM
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On the Desktop is an icon called "sidux manual", that contains some installation and usage instructions. Typically I plunge ahead and immediately begin the installation, but I'm not familiar with the Debian way of doing things. So, I launch this manual, and take about 10 minutes to read parts of it.
Maybe there should be a hint about graphical installers (and some other important stuff like smxi, d-u in init 5, etc.) in huge red bold letters at the beginning of the manual.
I know, everything can be found in the manual, but I think, as one can see in this review, this would reduce the number newbie questions/errors significantly.
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Post subject: RE: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 08:37 AM
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I have added them both to our Reviews Collection. Next time you stumble upon a good review, please add it there yourself.
Personally I found the "Closer Look" well written and interesting, it explains more about sidux's advantages than most other reviews I have seen.
Greetings,
Chris |
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Post subject: RE: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 09:39 AM
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Well eco2geek wrote the "closer look" review so its hardly going to be very critical The other article shows the differences in user habits (sidux user Vs non-sidux user). The way he cant hardly work without a gui package manager, not knowing about *censored* debian sources etc- these issues need to be drummed into new users somehow. |
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Post subject: RE: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 11:34 AM
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Maybe we should expand slam's whysidux article on the main site:
- have it placed more eye-catchingly (scary term I've coined)
- extend its $(up-to-date and secure) by $(free-as-in-speech including its drawbacks and workarounds provided) and $(whatever-somebody-else-comes-up-with)
- reduce the screen real estate the news section uses - the news cater to the already-involved-in-sidux, not to innocent passersby on their first visit to the site |
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Post subject: RE: Re: two nice review(s)
Posted: Aug 24, 2007 - 06:46 PM
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Joined: Feb 22, 2007
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severin,
Very good idea. I second the news not taking such a prominent role in the home page.
Perhaps just making the "New to sidux" a little bit bigger. |
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