[NCLUG] Anecdotal Research Question

Jason Mealler jmealler at rams.colostate.edu
Sun Jul 3 11:56:49 MDT 2011


First of all, thank you for your response thus far. Second, the point 
has been made that, as the question currently stands, my emphasis seems 
to be on specific recommendations. This is mostly due to poor wording. 
Probably a more accurate question would be: What issues should a new 
Linux user take into account when choosing a distribution and, in your 
opinion, which distributions address these issues satisfactorily?

On 7/3/2011 10:59 AM, Brennen Bearnes wrote:
> - Size of existing user base, Google-ability of good documentation,
> forums, mailing lists, etc.
I think this is an important aspect that I will definitely include. It 
is something that would be easy to overlook for someone coming from the 
world of Microsoft and proprietary software. Also, I like the term 
Google-ability.
> - Put your home directory on its own sizable partition
Great advice (for ALL computer users, not just Linux). I will most 
likely incorporate this into the example walk-through.

Thanks again!

Jason



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