Next LUG meet: 9 Nov 2003 around 4 pm - VJTI -------------------------------------------- On Wed, 05 Nov 2003, Tahir Hashmi spake thusly:
>> Debian also provides you everything that RHE does and doesnt charge >> you a cent. Further policy is not bent to pay somebody fat >> salaries nor tailored to fit bottom lines. So why bother with RH? > > Because it "works out of the box." I prefer deviating from a default > configuration that just works and customizing to my heart's content > rather than going the other way round. Yeah, tell me I'm not > adventurous enough. Debian works our of the box. Debian stable *is* stable. > RedHat has contributed some good things and sometimes they were > flamed too but I like them for precisely that - anaconda, gcc 2.96, > bluecurve, metacity and so on. They get new stuff out before many > others. If you want new stuff you should try Debian *unstable* -- the newest you can get. The categories give you choice. RH, maybe because they get new stuff out earlier, is not as stable as Debian *stable* -- quasi Utopia Unlimited! -- http://mm.ilug-bom.org.in/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
