On 06/04/2001 07:31:18 -0300 Alexander Skwar wrote:
> Hi Cookers!
>
> In my company, we're going to install some Linux servers, which will be
> used
> mainly for Samba.
> I'm going to be asked which distribution we should choose. Obviously I'd
> want to take Mandrake and most certainly not SuSE which is also close to
> being taken. Could somebody provide me with some "manager-compatible"
> arguments that would back my suggestion?
> Important arguments would be:
>
> - Acceptance in the USA
> - Available support contracts
> - Number of Mandrake knowledgable people
> - Technical issues
> - Standards conformance
> - ??
> - Ease of use
> - Anything else?
>
> Now, Ease of Use is clearly a big advantage of Mandrake. How about all
> those other things?
I've never tried SuSE, but I've used Slackware and RedHat for a
long time. These are my favourite things about Mandrake:
Security - it's got a secure default installation, and they issue
security advisories (and the associated update) very often, more often
than, say, RedHat.
A "minor" feature but one that I like a lot is that it ships with
postfix (of course, you can install postfix on any distro).
Hardware support - it's the distro that recognizes most hardware.
Easy installation - despite its bugs, the installer is the best
I've seen.
Good luck on your advocating! (I'm also trying to convince my boss
to replace RH with Mandrake)
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