> There is no "better" distribution. It is a matter of taste and style. >I like slackware, but it has no package system. :) I find Debian to be a nice >combination in between. It has a good package system and does not seem to have >as many bugs as redhat. Although I could be wrong since red hat has a lot of >patches. Try them yourself and get a feel for it. > > >Carroll Kong > >On Wed, 15 Apr 1998, Chris de Weth wrote: > >> Hi! >> >> I was just wondering if anyone can tell me why so much people use Red >> Hat linux? To me it seems that they have a far greater community to >> support others questions. >> I'm thinking of going to use Linux at work, so security is quite >> important. From a friend I just got this list address, and I don't know >> where to ask this question to Red Hat users. Maybe someone can tell me >> what distribution is better? >> >> Well, security is definitely prioritised a lot with Debian - one of the first questions it asks you is whether you want to install shadow passwords. I haven't had any real problems with my Debian 1.3 then 2.0 frozen systems - with that superb package system it all works fine. However, Red Hat is supposedly a lot easier to use.
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