I have to disagree with the comments below.
I have had experience with numerous distributions, including Suse and
Redhat, and i have found the support excellent for both, except that
Redhat has a kind of 'corporate' feel to it which i dont like.
One of the main reasons i have stuck with Mandrake (apart from the
excellence of the OS) is the support that i recieved when i first
started out. When i was first starting i had no access to the internet,
i just had access to this list through my works email system, everyone
was soooooo helpful, i actually felt guilty about asking so many
questions.
Sure, not all of my questions were answered, but if someone _can_ help
they will.
Have you checked out mandrakeuser.org and mandrake forum? these are
excellent sources of support.
I hope your future experiences will be better.
-- Jamie
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>Lurker: Thanks, I have all ready done that.
>
>While my preliminary explorations of Linux through Mandrake has been very
>spotty due to various problems (many of my own making) I too have been
>appalled by the lack of help on the Mandrake site.
>
>From the little I've seen I suspect Redhat, Suse, and Mandrake are close to
>offering a useable alternative to Windows, more so now that Uncle Bill is
>playing silly B's. However, the lack of support by Mandrake leads me to
>believe that bringing Linux to household desktops is still some way off.
>
>Scott Finey in his Newsletter describe his own experience with Mandrake 8.0
>and Mandrake support. It's the kind of publicity neither Linux nor Mandrake
>need.
>
>It's a shame. It would be better for both OS's and PC owners if Windows and
>Linux had a more equall share of the market.
>
>Richard Innes
>Auckland New Zealand
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