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This guest editorial by Linux consultant Binh Nguyen is an exercise in "tough love." Nguyen points out key design attributes of Debian that make it one of the strongest and most versatile Linux offerings available. At the same time, he notes several important areas where Debian falls flat. Yet, with a few simple improvements and a more welcoming attitude to new users, Nguyen argues, Debian could turn into the most popular Linux distro around.
Maybe it's just Perth (WestOz), but the distro I most often run into "in the wild" is Debian, closely followed by Red Hat.
I prefer to use Mandrake, largely because of the user-friendly/convenience features and tools. If Debian were that easy out of the box, I'd think seriously of changing my default distro.
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I prefer to use Mandrake, largely because of the user-friendly/convenience features and tools. If Debian were that easy out of the box, I'd think seriously of changing my default distro.