On Thu, 27 Oct 2011 09:04:02 -0300, francis picabia wrote: > On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 6:03 PM, Camaleón <noela...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> The problem with most "reviews" is they base it on a fresh install and >>> Desktop set up. >>> >>> Living with a distro is often far different than a fresh install. >> >> (...) >> >> Sure, but when you are a beginner that sort of things are not the most >> important ones. You start thinking more deeply in what a distribution >> can provide once you have a little more background with linux, which >> can be one year or two later... > > Respectfully, I must disagree. This is like buying a car based on how > comfortable the interior is, regardless of the prior performance of this > make and brand for longevity and cost of ownership. The big picture > will matter, even to a novice, and possibly moreso as they will be stuck > trying to figure out how to migrate to the next version of whatever > whereas in Debian it is upgraded in situ (for a major version release > upgrade) and documented. Maybe you think that because you see openSUSE as a "transient" step to finally reach Debian but it is not: openSUSE is powerful enough to fit any requirements, from the most basic to the most advanced usage so it can be used as a start point to get the user introduced into the Linux world as well as a final point, to use it on clusters and HPC systems. (needless to say you can also perform "in-situ" upgrades in openSUSE) ;-) I dropped openSUSE in favor of Debian just because they (openSUSE) reduced the security patches support period from 24 to 18 months. This wouldn't have been a problem if I were a home user that only has one computer to attend, but as an admin I need to manage servers and workstations and having to update every 18 months all the machines is not something I can support. > However, if it isn't for production purposes, as I said, then anything > will do. Get your feet wet. Get a soaker. Running various distros is > the best way to understand what people are talking about when they say > things about the package selection and management in Debian. It's like > travel, it broadens the mind. Then you go back to the favorite place and > live there. Testing other distributions can be a true headache for first time linux users... I -having using linux boxes since 2003- had to accustomed to the Debian-way system and still costs me a bit to get used to it (and I'm using Debian since 2009!). Greetings, -- Camaleón -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-user-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org Archive: http://lists.debian.org/pan.2011.10.27.13.10...@gmail.com