"I had to laugh when I read Joe Barr's story on his amazing Debian GNU/Linux install
attempt. Here is someone that wants his linux install to be easier. At least for it to
work. But once he got it working, or close enough, he still didn't have a mouse or the X
window system set up. Big problem? That's what we'll take a look at here...."
"But one thing I hope you'll consider is that to have a fully functioning system that
can allow us to do almost all our work from the console is very valuable. One reason for
this is that console apps seem to be less. Smaller filesizes, less resource useage, and
that's good for a number of reasons. That means older computers with less under
the hood can effectively be transformed into modern day cowboys."
"And, of course, as we all know there are some people that do effectively live in the console. All day long. But the question is, as the web and information becomes more
and more graphical and multimedia in nature, how will they be able to keep up? But for someone like Joe, all he wanted to do was bootstrap. This means "Ok, my mouse
and X windows aren't working. I want to check Slashdot and Machineofthemonth."
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