On Thursday 16 January 2003 06:02 pm, Damian Gatabria wrote: > > btw, i'm looking for actual comparisions about what are the features that > > you like about it, not just flat out oppinions that mandrake rocks. i > > hope that this isn't too off topic. > > Well, first of all, Mandrake 7.1 was my first Linux download. > Besides that, i had three other discs (obtained from magazines > and comdex etc. ) Debian, TurboLinux Workstation, > and Slackware. > > Guess which one was the only that configured my video card > correctly? That's right. Mandrake did. > > Then i was able to give Linux a first try. I had a winmodem at > that time, so i was unable to use the net from Linux.. So in > the end, there was no much i could do with it, and my experience > with Mandrake 7 was no more that a breef game. > > After some time, i got an ADSL connection. Mdk 8.0 was already > available. I downloaded it (my internet connection worked this time) > and i liked it. From that moment on, i never even attempted > to try anything else. Mandrake does what i want it to. It evolves > quickly (each new version feels nicer and faster than the previous > one) it has it's famous control center from which i can set up > nearly everything (and the best part of this, is that after > the installation, i *don't need* to configure anything except > for some services i might want to disable), and a lot of > packages are available for it. > > To summarize, Mandrake was the only distro that was friendly > enough for me to start fiddling with it, and once i did, i was hooked. > > Ah, and last but not least, as time went by and i learned more > about mandrakesoft, these lists, and the people in it, i developed > warm feelings for the whole thing... I just feel good in here. > > Damian What Damian said goes for me, although I was able to start back in the 6.x's (the last one, can't remember which one that was) I had a internal hard modem and Mandrake was the first one to find it and give me xwindows. I know little about programming and Caldera and RH didn't work for me. Once I started with Mandrake I just stuck here. I have tried some of the other new ones, like ELX and that was like reverting back a couple of generations of Mandrake or three. The Mandrake Command Center and Webmin work for me. I have cable modem and that was a snap to set up even though my provider is not a linux supporter. I didn't need their help. I am very comfortable here as well and intend to stay. -- Dennis M. linux user # 180842
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