When I decieded to try out linux I for one tried using Mandrake first 
and found that I could not understand the package managment system 
easily. Straight debian came next, but I could not get audio working. 
Finally knoppix gave me the power and easy of use of debian and the a 
very excelent installer from which everything (minus battery managment 
which will not come until 2.6) just works.

GNU/Debian/Knoppix works so easily and so well...

Thanasis Kinias wrote:

> scripsit David Huerta:
> 
>>Eh, somehow I get the impression you're not quite ready for Debian
>>yet.  We'll work on making you a h4rdc0r3 Linux user in the mean time.
> 
> 
> I realize you're not entirely serious, but I am curious why you would
> say someone would be `not quite ready for Debian yet' but might be for
> RH, for example.  Assuming one has recourse to support for figuring out
> the drivers to set up in the installation (or uses Knoppix to install?),
> I can't imagine why running a Debian desktop box would be any more of a
> trial for a new Linux user than any other distro...
>