Wire, I use mandrake 9.0 here as a workstation and must say it is pretty smooth, but bottom line beauty is in the eyes of the beholder.
Eseet � -----Original Message----- From: wire <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 13:39:40 +0300 (EAT) Subject: Re: lug_: RedHat Linux > > Fred > > You remind me of the biological creature called a lysosome which > essentially has a distinct feature of destroying itself eventually as > it > grows :--)))). Please do not condemn Linux to that destiny too. > > IMHO, Linux is linux, as long as the GPL is honoured and Red Hat does > not > attempt to twist arms in future, all is well this side of Operating > systems. Have you by any chance tried to use Mandrake for a workstation > ? > I just got the Suse version that boots off CD and it seems to rock btw. > > Will be going purely Linux in our office by the end of this month. Just > completed a battle of locating an open source accounting programme that > would rival Quick books and indeed Mybooks is a good alternative. > > So as you party with Gaetano on Saturday, some of us shall be fine > tuning > Linux on the desktop. > > Wire > > > > 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 > > > > > > --------------------------------------------- > This service is hosted on the Infocom network > http://www.infocom.co.ug --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
