> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Adams, Jamie > Sent: Friday, August 24, 2001 5:02 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: [newbie] Re: Modem Busy/Support > > > 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 > > >---------- > >From: unclerichard[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > >Reply To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Sent: 23 August 2001 20:49 > >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Subject: [newbie] Re: Modem Busy/Support > > > ><<File: message.txt>> > >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. > > Others also disagree with Scott's assesments. Take a look at this link from IDGs newsletter from yeeterday. http://click.idg.email-publisher.com/maaac41aaQgxKa9tW70b/ Charles
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