Brian,
Well... if your priority is mainstream, then maybe you need Windows. As far
as I can tell, redhat is the microsoft of the linux community. Ive spent a
lot of time trying various linux's, and have found Mandrake to be far
superior to RedHat, its actually based on redhat, but it usually works much
better. If you like the way redhat does things, maybe mandrake is a good
thing for you to try. Alternatively SuSE is also very easy to install and has
a decent userbase. Personally I prefer Slackware, but its not really a newbie
type system (although it gets easier every new version...)
Jamie
On Monday 02 June 2003 03:27 pm, BAGGAB wrote:
: Jamie
:
: Thanks for the vote of confidence (it was kind of boneheaded of me for
: waiting so long.)
:
: I'm using RH because it is the mainstream distro. I have talked to many
: people outside of technical community. I would say that 75% have never
: even heard of Linux. So when Business Week highlighted Linux on their
: front cover I was excited. In that article it flatly stated "Linux
: Startups: Other then Red Hat, there's not much room for these small fry"
: and "Linux Purists: Linux developers who don't like the idea of working
: with
: capitalists had better get used to it."
:
: Now you and I may feel differently, but that's the perception (when there
: is one.) I just want the people I help to bring OSS mainstream to know the
: front runner. These many other distro's are too perplexing (the many
: choices that is) to the novice user, who may never be a technician, but may
: be willing to use Open Office if someone "holds their hand."
:
: Brian
:
: P.S. I am getting tired of the struggle. I have floated my idea for an
: educational website focusing on engineering and the environment to a local
: group, for the last time. If they are not interested I will go it alone
: and I won't much care about who knows OSS then and I will use what comes
: easiest.
:
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