Folks, On Fri, Jul 28, 2000 at 11:17:58PM +0000, montefin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Still, when friends ask me about 'this thing called Linux', I recommend > they go out and buy the latest Red Hat boxed CD set; try Linux; and, if > they like it and want to get serious, switch to Debian, Slackware or > SuSE. Interesting... I'm currently involved in organising an InstallFest in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. We've decided to primarily do Redhat 6.2 installs for the logistics (choose one, only one). http://installfest.humbug.org.au/ How common is the "Debian last" practice, that is, try the rest (including non-GNU/Linux) and then come to Debian? Approximately 2/5 of Humbug's membership are now Debian users; however, only a few went straight to Debian. For me, Debian is the high point in most respects on a long road. In my work as a Systems Administrator I've used Solaris, Irix, Digital Unix, FreeBSD, OpenBSD and GNU/Linux. Within GNU/Linux, I've used MCC Interim Release, Yggdrasil, Slakware, Redhat and Debian. I still use all the non-GNU/Linux systems (work) and they *do* have advantages, e.g. OpenBSD for security and crypto or Solaris for some serious 64 processor hardware; however, I believe that "Debian last" has allowed me to appreciate how good Debian GNU/Linux really is. Yours sincerely, -- Mark John Suter | I know that you believe you understand [EMAIL PROTECTED] | what you think I said, but I am not sure GPG key id F2FEBB36 | you realise that what you heard is not Ph: +61 4 1126 2316 | what I meant. anonymous
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