Jon: Thanks for your comments about your experiences. How did you get your number to be a registered linux user? Bye, Bye. Chava >From: Jon Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Re: [newbie] Distro >Date: Wed, 7 Feb 2001 19:53:17 -0500 > >On Wednesday 07 February 2001 06:42 pm, scxxx linux loudly grumbled: > > Knowing that this list belongs to Mandrake users. I want to know the >bunch > > of reasons why you picked up mandrake´s distribution. > > I am about to make my decision about wich distribution, that is why I > > joined the list. > > I am newbie not only to mandrake distribution but to linux as well. > > Of course I would like to know the downs of this distribution. > > I know that sometimes picking a distribution is matter of preference as >is > > choosing the flavor of an ice cream on a sunny day. > > So feel free to toss your opinions as silly or crazy as they might seem. > > > > Thanks > > Chava. > >I have to admit I like the Mandrake distro alot. I first had Red Hat when I >was new to linux and found it overwhelming. I had heard that Mandrake was a >very easy to learn/convert from WIndows. It is in my opinion the easiest >way >to change from windows to linux. I have found that now I am to lazy to use >another distro because Mandrake is so easy. >I don't care for the changes in the 7.2 installer and the way 7.2 handles >IDE >devices. I had a terrible time installing it, but I did get it installed. I >had to unhook my CD-Rom drive and just use my CD-RW as the only CD drive, >otherwise I could not burn CD's. I am sure I will get heat for saying that, >but I did all the Mandrake and the list tricks to get it working, but to no >avail. >Over all though I still prefer Mandrake. >My 2cents. > >-- >Registered Linux User #181996 > _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com.
