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Posted by michael on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:26PM from the soon-to-be-accomplishable-by-normal-humans dept.

robstah writes: "The installer is the heart of any Operating System, Debian is no different. The mature but ageing boot-floppies installer will rear its head for the last time in woody. In this interview with Adam Di Carlo, one of the lead developers of this system we investigate the past, present and future of the Debian installation system ready for the upcoming release of woody: The next generation of Debian."

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boot floppies (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:28PM (#2641881)

are cool. don't kill them.

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Re:boot floppies (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:34PM (#2641901)

Floppies suck, they always break and loose data.

woah man i'm drunk %-)

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I think it would be better to call the installer.. (Score:2, Funny)

by ConsumedByTV ( 243497 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:40PM (#2641911) Homepage

The Spleen of the Distro!

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The Installer is... (Score:3, Funny)

by SpringRevolt ( 1046 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:45PM (#2641921)

..the birth canal of a distribution

otherwise known as...

ahem...

ah... lets not go there...

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Re:boot floppies (Score:0, Funny)

by Fucky the troll ( 528068 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:47PM (#2641927) Homepage Journal
Well done for your drunkeness man. I'm just now through a pint of Vodka (mixed with orange juice and pussy-cum mind). I hope you're doing better than I am. :)

The M's are taking over...
- MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
See? They're taking over. bastards.
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Re:I think it would be better to call the installe (Score:4, Funny)

by MrEd ( 60684 ) writes: <`ten.liamliah' `ta' `godenot'> on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:49PM (#2641932)

More like the breasts... it's hard to get started in life without access to some.

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Solaris 8 Intel Installer (Score:3, Funny)

by Otis_INF ( 130595 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @05:50PM (#2641940) Homepage

Anyone who has tried to install Solaris 8 on Intel will cry tears of joy by seeing any Debian installer ANY time.

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Which boot? (Score:2, Funny)

by BLAG-blast ( 302533 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @06:07PM (#2641979)

Hi Adam,
Great work and all that, we really appreciate what you've done. Now, I'd really like to know which boot you put on first thing in the morning, is the right foot or the left foot? Have you ever put your boots on the wrong feet before?
Thanks!.
P.S.: What do you think of RedBoot [redhat.com] (It's for embedded devices)?

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Re:boot floppies (Score:0, Funny)

by Anonymous Coward writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @06:07PM (#2641980)

your mom sucks, her herpes blisters break and loose puss.

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Re:Boot Floppies aren't "aging"! (Score:3, Funny)

by wowbagger ( 69688 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @07:25PM (#2642237) Homepage Journal

Unfortunately, unless you are familiar with the Debian distro and know that "boot-floppies" is more of a proper noun than a simple designation, the comment is misleading.

Somewhat similar to saying "I finally got my woodie up" in the general public.

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Satan? (Score:2, Funny)

by Compact Dick ( 518888 ) writes: on Saturday December 01, 2001 @07:40PM (#2642279) Homepage

Could it be ... Satan?

Yes, but only for FreeBSD and NetBSD.

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