or make 2 separate categories "is it for a server?"
ubuntu-server (a Debian based server oriented distro which is pretty standard) or FreeBSD (a BSD based server oriented distro.. kinda, and its not Linux so it gives more .. diversity) "is it for your desktop?" ubuntu-desktop or (other desktop distro) 2 distros for each demographic. just an idea. On Thu, 2007-10-04 at 09:28 -0600, Mitchell Brown wrote: > I tend to agree. > > I'd suggest perhaps Ubuntu and OpenSUSE, optionally with Fedora if > we're desperate. > > > On 10/4/07, Kevin Anderson < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'd recommend limiting this to a small number rather than > offering a bunch of > different choices. Make people aware that they can have the > choices, but > asking them "Would you like a copy of Ubuntu, RH, blah, blah, > blah?" will end > up in one of two ways. > > 1) People will ask for a copy of all of them. This is > expensive, and all but > one of the CDs are ultimately just a waste. > > 2) I suspect people will be frustrated and overwhelmed because > they'll face a > choice they are not in a position to answer because they have > no idea of the > benefits to any of the various distros. > > To that end, and I know this will be disagreed with, I'd > suggest that you > offer Red Hat, or Ubuntu. Simply because they have by far the > best > documentation on the net. > > This still leaves the ubuntu/kubuntu question > open. (xubuntu/edubuntu/Ubuntu > CE/yadda/yadda/yadda) > > Kev. > > > On Thursday 04 October 2007 06:06:28 bogi wrote: > > Hi, this is a sort of a referandom, about the Linux Unix Bsd > Distros we > > will be giving away at Cossfest. > > > > What I am asking is > > -1- Put a (*) after the name of the distro you like to have > there, or. > > -2- Add your suggestion and put the (*) after it in your > reply to this > > posting. > > > > Like i said, it is an approximation to the total racio of > disks setes > > needed to be produced for Cossfest > > > > > > Ubuntu > > Fedora > > OpenSuse > > Mandriva > > Slackware > > Debian > > DSL > > FreeBSD > > OpenSolaris > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > clug-talk mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > > **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
