RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Adams, Jamie
Sorry, this is OT, but when is 8.1 coming out? -- Jamie -- From: tazmun[SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: 07 August 2001 08:03 To:Newbie Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat - Original Message - From: X - A - W - K [EMAIL PROTECTED

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
A Cooker newsletter from about a month ago said that 8.1 would be out around October. What happened to those Cooker newsletters anyway? They used to come out every week but I haven't gotten any in quite a while :-( On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 18:38, Adams, Jamie wrote: Sorry, this is OT, but when is

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread etharp
I just would like to ask somebody to explain me the main difference between Linux Mandrake and RedHat. I just want to know the strong points of each one... For what is better to use Mandrake... and for what RedHat? Just MY opinions Redhat is very well know in America. I would

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Paul
It was Mon, 6 Aug 2001 23:42:59 -0500 when X - A - W - K wrote: Mandrake was built on the source code of Redhat 5.2. From there they went there separate ways. Mandrake is compiled optimised for Pentium processors where redhat is compiled for 386's. Paul Hi, I just would like to ask somebody to

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Sridhar Dhanapalan
Nevertheless, Mandrake tries to be as Red Hat compatible as is practicable. They claim over 90% compatibility with Red Hat packages. This can be useful, since most RPMs are built for Red Hat. On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:56, Paul wrote: It was Mon, 6 Aug 2001 23:42:59 -0500 when X - A - W - K wrote:

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Miark
07, 2001 6:16 AM Subject: Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat Nevertheless, Mandrake tries to be as Red Hat compatible as is practicable. They claim over 90% compatibility with Red Hat packages. This can be useful, since most RPMs are built for Red Hat. On Tue, 7 Aug 2001 20:56, Paul wrote

RE: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Jason Guidry
I find this to be an interesting discussion. The media tends to label Red Hat as a serious and corporate linux; while mandrake is dubbed the baby linux. I guess I should know better than to trust what I hear on TV and the like, but since trying both myself, I know this is a bit exagerated. I

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread tazmun
however, heavily biased towards mandrake since I tried Red Hat 7 first, on which I could get not a damn thing (zip, printer, mounting other partitions) to work, even when following the instructions in the official book. Or the fact that half the power tools won't run under 7 (i've heard

Re: [newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-07 Thread Richie de Almeida
On Tuesday 07 August 2001 00:42, X - A - W - K wrote: Hi, I just would like to ask somebody to explain me the main difference between Linux Mandrake and RedHat. I just want to know the strong points of each one... For what is better to use Mandrake... and for what RedHat? Thanks X - A

[newbie] Linux Mandrake vs RedHat

2001-08-06 Thread X - A - W - K
Hi, I just would like to ask somebody to explain me the main difference between Linux Mandrake and RedHat. I just want to know the strong points of each one... For what is better to use Mandrake... and for what RedHat? Thanks X - A - W - K -- Jest niezly ... i liscik napisze