On the server side i always go RHEL/CENTOS i run kubuntu on my laptop FEDORA core on my office machine and MDK on my home machine. i do think deb is cool as well but customer requirements most time require that we run redhat on the server side.
On 9/9/06, Victor van Reijswoud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Also interesting to know what you and others use. Personally I spit my time between Kubuntu and SuSE (next to my OSX) On 9 Sep 2006, at 15:32, andrew colin wrote: > An one more thing, need i remind you that your favourite YasT was a > closed source application until recently. > > On 9/9/06, andrew colin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On 9/9/06, Victor van Reijswoud <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > >> > On 9 Sep 2006, at 10:55, Ernest, B.M (AfriNIC - ZA) wrote: >> > >> > > andrew colin wrote the following on 09/09/2006 09:25 AM: >> > >> I agree i think you must have driven a german car in the days >> of the >> > >> box shape BMW or the VW beetle. I just cannot compare a >> present day >> > >> BMW,Audi or VW to a Citroen, renault or Peugeut. >> > >> > Peugeot you mean? >> >> That is really trival so i will not respond to that. >> >> > >> > > plus, recent reliability surveys put all french marques at the >> bottom >> > > of the list. >> > >> > I was talking about comfort. And did the reliability test include >> > driving in East Congo? >> > >> > In line of that, it may be interesting to see what is relevant in >> > selecting a distro in an African context. Money is an issue as we >> >> Of course money is an issue but historical context is another factor >> to consider any why, if you have used Linux for some time, it is >> still >> recent memory that SUSE for a long time had no FREE version available >> for download apart from a partially disabled demo version. SUSE >> development was for a long time a closed process for a few select >> people that is a NO NO in the african context as OSS is to empower >> africans not just by providing them with a stright jacket FREE as in >> BEER OS with EXTRA's withheld for paying customers but a truly open >> solution enabling then to extend, provide services and and generally >> spur on various related inovations. SUSE/NOVELL is not that solution >> NOVELL only jumped on the OSS bandwargon when they realised thier >> IPX/NETWARE platform had become irelevant, they dont stand for open >> source ideals at all for them it is just another oppotunity to make >> money for the board. In comes opensuse,,, well we all know what that >> is modeled on >> >> > have seen from the discussion, reliability in a situation of power >> > outages, completeness when having limited internet access, ease of >> > installation when local user communities are small etc. >> >> Ease of installation is not limited to SUSE so that is a NO NO as >> well >> the MDK install does a much better job for the novice user, UBUNTU >> goes a step further by actually doing all the basics for u with out >> asking you what you need to install but also giving the power user to >> change the configuration to thier own tests. >> >> I am not >> > aware that this type of evaluation has been done. >> > >> > Anyone aware of such a survey? >> >> Come to think of it Francis from MUK raised the issue of a localized >> linux distro and i did not see anyone jumping up and down with joy >> about finaly being able to make a positive contribution in areas >> where >> the other distro's have failed africa. >> >> For me i see that as a great oppotunity we can actually then take the >> distro in the direction that would best suit african users. >> >> > >> > Victor >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > LUG mailing list >> > [email protected] >> > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug >> > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ >> > >> > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them >> (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible >> for them in any way. >> > --------------------------------------- >> > >> > >> >> >> -- >> AC KISSA >> B.Sc Info Tech >> RHCE (804005213917312) | LPIC-1 | LPIC-2 (LPI000074540) >> >> To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with >> the master, see through the master, become the master. (zen) >> > > > -- > AC KISSA > B.Sc Info Tech > RHCE (804005213917312) | LPIC-1 | LPIC-2 (LPI000074540) > > To follow the path, look to the master, follow the master, walk with > the master, see through the master, become the master. (zen) > _______________________________________________ > LUG mailing list > [email protected] > http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ > > The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them > (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible > for them in any way. > --------------------------------------- > _______________________________________________ LUG mailing list [email protected] http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug %LUG is generously hosted by INFOCOM http://www.infocom.co.ug/ The above comments and data are owned by whoever posted them (including attachments if any). The List's Host is not responsible for them in any way. ---------------------------------------
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