Gregory Pittman wrote: > BandiPat wrote: >> Fedora Core is purely experimental, Red Hat tells you this on their >> site. It feels that way too, as well as behaves that way! Again, it's >> Linux, so it is fixable, but it always feels unfinished to me. I also >> never get the feeling it's reached a completely stable state either, >> although I think a good Red Hat user could make it feel that way. > One of the things I would hope we can do when people ask questions like > Mr. Culleton's, is to refrain from saying negative things about one > distro or another; perhaps better just to mention positive features of > whatever one(s) you prefer. There are several list members who use > Fedora and find it stable, easy to use and update, and certainly > wouldn't characterize it as experimental. In fact, the FAQs on Fedora's > site do not say this. > > From their site: > *"Fedora Core* is a *free* operating system that offers the best > combination of *stable* and *cutting-edge* software that exists in the > free software world." > > One of the things I did before installing Fedora, and do every time I > consider upgrading to the next release, is to take a look at > fedora-list, where you can easily get a sense of the kinds of > installation, driver, and other problems people are having, as well as > solutions to most if not all. > > There are many reasonable choices for a Linux distro that plays well > with Scribus. > > Greg Right on, Greg!
I starting using Red Hat in 1996 and have tried at least six other distros over the years. Right now, I can't see how anyone could find much wrong with Fedora FC4 running KDE... it is close to being perfect as a desktop replacement for Win XP. And updating with yum is a breeze, keeping it right where you want to be. Frank
