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You think all Distros that do something different need big warnings on their home page to make sure novices who just want to try "Linux" don't get stuck? Like G
by Karellen 4y ago
You think all Distros that do something different need big warnings on their home page to make sure novices who just want to try "Linux" don't get stuck? Like Guix, or GoboLinux? (OK, GoboLinux says it "redefines the entire filesystem hierarchy" - but it makes it sound like a good thing, not a warning.)
You think that if someone tells a novice to "try Guix" or "try GoboLinux", and they get disgruntled with Linux in general that that's Guix's or GoboLinux's fault? Maybe Guix/Gobo should just go back to doing things the same way as everyone else?
Or is Debian's problem that it's just too good (too big/too popular/too established) as a distro to have a niche like "being Free"? Maybe it should work on being less user-friendly and shrink the user-base in order to keep doing the Free thing without accidentally getting recommended to newbies and turning them away from "Linux"?
- iudqnolq 4y ago> You think all Distros that do something different need big warnings on their home page to make sure novices who just want to try "Linux" don't get stuck? Pretty obviously, they think exactly that. I agree. What's the harm, unless you were planning on deception? More transparency to potential users is always good. Similarly, I try to be open about I'm not very experienced on my open source projects someone could conceivably rely on.