[plug] Gentoo on APC cover disc

[hatari at iinet.net.au]

Tomasz,

Your points are well-made, and taken on board.

Regards,
w.

>On 6 Jul 2007 at 14:32, Tomasz Grzegurzko wrote:
> On 7/6/07, hatari at iinet.net.au <hatari at iinet.net.au> wrote:
> > Hello again, Tomasz....
> >
> > Yes; Debian and Redhat.  OK.  But I can tell you that I have (or had) a liking for Mandrake
> > because it was one of the first to allow GUI-based access to the system and reasonable
> > control therein.  The constant package management with distros is what gripes me though.  I
> > just think it's about time that there was an understanding of a BASE system that open-source
> > builds onto - without the hastles at program installations.  (But then again...  maybe I miss the
> > point of OpenSource "flexibility".)
> >
> > Regards,
> > wayne
> >
> 
> When I boot up a Windows machine sure it tells me what the security
> problems are via Windows Update with the "base" system. But I've got a
> version of (say) Adobe Acrobat that is old and vulnerable to x,y,z
> security problems. Yet I never get told. Package manager to the rescue
> on a Linux box...
> 
> Second: if I want to install apps, how should I know that I have to go
> to www.adobe.com and download "acrobat reader" -- I just want to look
> at PDFs!
> # apt-cache search pdf
> again package manager to the rescue.
> 
> Having said that, there may be a distro that suits you in this way, or
> develop your own! That's the flexibilty aspect for you.
> 
> Tomasz
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