Re: [Pan-users] Hello There (OT)

[Frank Van Damme]

On Friday 24 January 2003 18:22, John LeMay wrote:
> Not to turn the list into a forum for distro pros/cons, but I just
> migrated away from Mandrake recently. After looking at what was
> available, I decided on SuSE. It's a well put together distro that is
> only a bit more complex to install than Drake was. As for actually using
> it, I've found it to "just plain work" unlike a lot of my experience
> with Drake (especially when it came to fonts and 3D support).
>
> I compared RedHat, Debian, Slack, Gentoo, SuSE, and Drake when I made my
> decision. RedHat is too geared for the server market right now, Debian
> is nice but still requires a PhD to install, Slack's future seems
> questionable even though it is still a nice distro with some real
> hardcore supporters, and Gentoo seemed a bit to niche for what I wanted.

That's a nice comparison. Write an article about it or something!

And I hear slackware, hp-ux and Irix are more difficult to install then 
Debian :)

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Frank Van Damme
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