[NCLUG] choosing a distrib

[Matt Taggart]

Prescott Oelke writes...

> 
> On Thu, 02 Nov 2000 12:51:04 -0700, nclug at nclug.org wrote:
> 
> >  for newbies, redhat is probably good, and also krud. i've never used
> debian,
> >  but what about good old fashioned slackware?
> >  
> 
> I don't know if I would push slackware at a new Linux user. I personally
> like to steer them towards Caldera. That being said I have used SuSE for
> most of my linux time and I love it (less so now that they've split it into
> two packages).

I also agree with newbies avoiding Slackware or Debian initially. I love 
Debian but it's not for newbies, unless you like cliff-type learning curves 
initially, or have someone nearby to help you learn. The only time I recommend 
Debian to a newbie is when I know I'll be around and have the time to help 
them learn the ropes.

Instead I'd recomment a RedHat based distro like KRUD or maybe Mandrake. I 
don't like Caldera's stance wrt to Open Source(they tend to be more closed 
IMHO). I can't say anything about their distro since I haven't used it.

$.02


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Matt Taggart
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