Mandrake, then RedHat followed up by Lycoris and ELIX. Ok by me. ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Hebert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <General@brlug.net> Sent: Thursday, August 29, 2002 6:48 AM Subject: distros for newbies? was Re: [brlug-general] Proposed distributions to donate
> I agree with Tim. Knoppix is ideal for demonstration, > but it will confuse newbies who want to install. IIRC, > DemoLinux can be installed from within the live > filesystem. > > But, I would instead recommend RedHat and/or Mandrake. > Or, if I had to choose, Mandrake. I agree with you > Dustin that we need to keep it simple at first, and > add on later. So, what about just starting with one > distro: Mandrake 8.2? I think they would like to be > asked first about what we are proposing, since their > business model is centered around paid memberships. If > Mandrake says no, then RedHat would be the next > logical choice. > > Also, I think we should investigate using one of the > "desktop" oriented distros that Ed has waxed > enthusiastic on: Lycoris and ELX. Most newbies will > have used M$ Windows prior to Linux, and both of these > distros aim at duplicating Redmond's look and feel. I > haven't yet played with either of these yet, but hope > to do so soon. > > John Hebert > > --- Tim Fournet <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If the aim is to not confuse people, I don't think > > Knoppix would be the > > way to go other than as a demonstration tool. The > > fact that personal > > settings and hardware configurations can't be saved > > between reboots > > would be quite confusing to someone who's seeking > > out the merits of a > > new operating system. It seems that only an advanced > > Linux user could > > make actual productive use of that distribution, > > being that he'd have to > > come up with work-arounds for the inconveniences of > > a read-only system. > > > > Dustin Puryear wrote: > > > > > I am on the other side of the fence. I am thinking > > of the patrons that > > > will be accessing this stuff. Most will have > > little information about > > > Linux. I think we should focus more on > > distributions like Knoppix that > > > don't require a dedicated PC. Also, I think for > > now we need to keep > > > this limited to two or three distributions. After > > running the program > > > for a bit we will know how every works and then be > > able to expand. In > > > fact, this is one of the reasons why I ended up > > taking a more active > > > role in the project--everything was at a > > stand-still in large part > > > because we were looking at doing too much too > > soon. At least, that's > > > what I saw happening. I think we should stay small > > and targeted at > > > first and then see how everything works out. No > > rush. > > > > > > We need to get a general consensus on this. > > > > > > Regards, Dustin > > > > > > At 11:29 AM 8/28/2002 -0700, you wrote: > > > > > >> I was thinking about the distributions we should > > include. Redhat is > > >> practically a given since I think everyone > > interested in Linux and > > > > > > > > > > > > --- > > > Dustin Puryear <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Puryear Information Technology > > > Windows, UNIX, and IT Consulting > > > http://www.puryear-it.com > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > General mailing list > > > General@brlug.net > > > > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > General mailing list > > General@brlug.net > > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Finance - Get real-time stock quotes > http://finance.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > General@brlug.net > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net >
