[Xastir] (no subject)

[jeff at aerodata.net]

> On Fri, 12 Nov 2004, Curt, WE7U wrote:

>   Actually, a thread here a month or so ago, describing mepis linux and an
> apt repository with a pre-compiled binary of xastir, went a long way
> towards making it accessable to the appliance operator.

MEPIS is great. It was the only distro that would run out of the box on my
MINI-ITX system.

> If they see me struggling in front of their computer for
> three hours just to get the system installed and running, they don't have
> a warm fuzzy about using it themselves once I'm gone.

Your more right then you think. I got in a serious arguement with Bill D.
on the APRS-SIG about Linux and how hard it was to install. I claimed in
most cases it was easier to install then Windows 2000. He violently
disagreed with me. And the basis for it? He saw you and Jay trying to
compile XASTIR at the motel in Dayton this year... (not kidding!).

It is that very power that can scare people. I am really amazed at how far
Linux has come... it is just about ready for prime time, for a desktop
user that is.

-Jeff