IMO, to answer the OP you could use any *nix system and customize it to fit your development needs - basically use what u are most comfortable / experienced with, all the tools will work for your distro.
If you however want something that comes with a lot of development stuff "out of the box" you can have a look at Workbench Linux (based on Xubuntu ). http://www.linux.com/archive/feature/147686 Regards, -- Markus On Jun 2, 2011, at 9:46 PM, sanga collins wrote: > Probably nothing. i just asked our developers what they use and all three > said they like ubuntu for development > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 1:38 PM, Peter C. Ndikuwera <[email protected]> wrote: > Sanga, I'd be interested to know what Ubuntu has that openSUSE's humongous > repositories don't. > > P. > -- > Evolution (n): A hypothetical process whereby infinitely improbable events > occur with alarming frequency, order arises from chaos, and no one is given > credit. > > > > On 2 June 2011 19:28, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote: > Most of our developers use ubuntu for development and centos for production > servers. They like the vast array of development tools available in ubuntu > compared to other distros. > > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 2:42 AM, Otandeka Simon Peter <[email protected]> > wrote: > openSuSE - Linux for open minds. > > Current version is 11.4 > > P. > > On Thu, Jun 2, 2011 at 9:29 AM, Colline Waiswa <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi all, > I know this question is quite subjective and will probably elicit a huge > array of different answers but I still have to put it forward. Like Ubuntu is > generally considered the best distro for new comers from Windows n the rest, > Which is considered to be the best distro for developers? > > Colline > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > > > -- > Sanga M. 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The mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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 mailing list host is not responsible for them in any > way. > > > > -- > Sanga M. Collins > Network Engineering > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Google Voice: (954) 324-1365 > E- fax: (435) 578 7411 > _______________________________________________ > The Uganda Linux User Group: http://linux.or.ug > > Send messages to this mailing list by addressing e-mails to: [email protected] > Mailing list archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Mailing list settings: http://kym.net/mailman/listinfo/lug > To unsubscribe: http://kym.net/mailman/options/lug > > The Uganda LUG mailing list 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). 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