I am worried that we might have the same problem as we have with Microsoft in future where there is only one Distro on our desktops.
I have had a problem convincing some of my clients that there are other distros other than RedHat. Fred. On Thu, 11 Sep 2003, Kiggundu Mukasa wrote: > Fred, > RedHat is a good distribution and many distributions use its rpm format > (including SuSE). > Being American they quickly noticed the importance of marketing and are > now number one because of it (e.g. they were first with the "enterprise > server" notion). > > As for software quality I think SuSE has the edge (e.g. Oracle 9 > certified first on SuSE). But as with all linux some tweaking is always > required. The thing that SuSE really has going for it is that as the > largest Multinational/Multilingual distribution, they have tended to be > more "worldy" in their outlook and it reflects in their product. > > They each have their strong points and their weak points and even the > critics have no finality on this one. Pick your poison an enjoy. For > me I have watched SuSE grow from below Mandrake and Slakware in Market > share to Number 2 based on quality so I am happy (except for the fact > that they have never done a SuSE ppc after 7.1). > > Kiggs > > On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 10:28, Fred Bbaale wrote: > > > People , is it only me who feels uncomfortable with RedHat being adopted > > by many as the De Facto Linux Distribution? > > > > Fred. > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > > http://www.infocom.co.ug > > -- > **************** ***************************** > Kiggundu Mukasa # Computer Network Consultancy### > KYM-NET LTD. # Intranets & Internet Solutions# > Plot 80 Kanjokya Street > P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda > Tel: +256 77 972255 > +256 71 221141 > Fax: +256 31 262122 > ************************************************************************* > --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
