[ale] Re: distributions

[datastream]

I already use slackware :-) 

Slack has been my first distro, and I am still loving it, but I'm not 
looking forward to the upgrade to 8.1 =O 

 - Matt 

David Bronson writes: 

> Hi Matt, 
> 
> Your question points out one of the great strengths of Linux - its
> versatility. Redhat is easy to get going and rpms are easy to work with
> usually. 
> 
> I prefer Debian because I want it to be easy to update a large number of
> machines quickly and apt is a great tool to accomplish that. I also need
> Sparc support and Debian does a good job with Sparc support. Debian
> isn't so easy to get started with - it won't automagically figure out
> what mudule you need for a nic or set X up for you with a wink and a nod. 
> 
> There are lots of Slackware, SuSE, Mandrake, Caldera and others (see
> http://www.linux.org/dist/list.html for a relatively complete list).
> Each has its own appeal, investigate the differences and install a few
> (they're free ;-)) surely there is a flavor to suit you. 
> 
>  
> 
> 
> <snip>
> On Tue, Jul 09, 2002 at 07:07:45PM -0400, datastream wrote:
>> Hey everyone. I have been meaning to go to the monthly meetings for about 5
>> months now, but I keep forgetting heh. I originally found out about ALE
>> because of an ad at themes.org. So this month I put a little sticky note on 
>> my
>> monitor so I wouldn't forget. I just subscribed to the mailing list today,
>> and I have been reading the various emails, and I was wondering how many
>> people use a distrobution _other_ than RedHat.  
>> 
>> 
>> - Matt 
> </snip> 
> 
> Good Luck, 
> 
> David Bronson
 

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