So sprach Vadim Plessky am Sat, Apr 07, 2001 at 03:33:43PM +0000:
> -- they are very happy with YaST install
Hmm, since SuSE 7.1 is not freely available I cannot test it. So I stick to
my ancient knowledge of SuSE 5.3 - and this is, SuSE sucks.
> -- they like configurability, number of options, etc. in SuSE
Uhm, I don't understand this. Is it better than with Mandrake tools? How
about Webmin - does it support SuSE? Webmin is a very important tool for
me.
> -- latest version, 7.1, available on DVD, so you don't have to swap 6 CDs in
> order to find some RPM. Also, install process works very smoothly from one
> DVD disk.
Uhm, we don't have DVD-Roms...
>
> what they do not like:
> -- latest version of SuSE Linux is not available for *free* download during
> about 1 - 1.5 months after release.
Yes, I know. Another reason why I dislike SuSE.
> -- *I* could not find SRPMs even for released long time ago versions (6.4,
> 6.3) Thanks Arnd Bergmann for the link - but it's rather difficult to find
> such link yourslef. Haven't tested this link, though.
Hmm, bad, yes.
> Now let me propose some *manager-compatible* arguments:
All were good - greatly appreciated!
> -- Mandrake has the best KDE packaging
> (yes I know that you prefer Gnome to KDE, but for some people, incl. manager,
> it can be good argument)
Yes, that's right. And if non-Unix types know, or have heard, something,
than I suppose it's KDE. Well, nice thing about Linux - I can install KDE
for other people but don't have to use it :)
> Well, answering your initial request for SAMBA usage - I guess any Linux
> distro (or LinuxFromScratch) will be ok.
Yeah, that's right. I don't "care" much about SAMBA - as you've said, any
distribution will probably do.
Okay, I now have some quite good arguments for Mandrake vs. SuSE. How about
Mandrake vs. RedHat? I don't think this is going to be that easy. How many
*SUPPORT* contracts/contractors are available for Mandrake, and how many for
RedHat? And which are avaiable?
Alexander Skwar
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