Re: [Gnumed-devel] Which distributions (distros) of Linux are recommended for GnuMed? (Modified by Jim Busser)

[Elizabeth Dodd]

gnumed-devel won't let me post from billiau.net today
so I  don't mind if you repost this
Liz

> Jim Busser wrote:
> > I realize I may be opening a can of worms here, but I am in the
> > process of getting a server set up, which the local IT people are
> > happy to set up under either Windows (egad!) or Linux.
> >
> > Assuming Linux to be the only "smart / safe / wise " choice, which
> > factor should weigh heaviest or win out among:
> >
> > - use whatever distro the local IT people are most familiar with, or
> > - are there specific distros to avoid (maybe Mandrake as it may be
> > subsumed by Red Hat) and / or
> > - is Debian preferred, on the basis of GNU license adherence or other
> > factors

As a past user of Redhat, SuSE, Mandrake, and probably others
go DEBIAN

If you can't deal with the horrors of installing woody from 6 discs you 
just
download one of the three selfinstalling subversions
Knoppix
Morphix
Mepis
(I'm more than a little partial to Mepis)
Liz

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