On Wed, 13 Aug 2003, Maximillian Schwanekamp wrote:
> OK, if I'm overposting to the list, please tell me. I do not want to abuse
> the privilege.
The list admins aren't into censorship. The list was set up to
help newbies, and anybody else with problems using Linux, or about any
other "unix" because most of the knowledge in '98 was from veteran SunOS
or BSD administrators.
>
> Here's an easy one, though I bet there is no consensus on the answer. Which
> Linux distribution is ideal to get started with?
What are you doing to do with what kind of computer? Are you
setting up home computers for home users? Are you setting up company
servers? Are you setting up business desktops? Are you setting up your
very own supercomputer?
> RedHat dominates, but I get the feeling that RedHat is looking a lot
> like MS, so in that case I may as well continue with XP.
RedHat dominates the North American market, especially the
corporate market. RedHat is scrupulous about releasing all its software
under the GPL, why else do you think SuSE and Mandrake use RedHat Package
Mangement (RPMs), for instance? RedHat is not like MS.
> I have Mandrake 9.0 on CDs, downloaded from OSU. I installed that some
> months ago, and it was (in the "easy mode") as simple as Windows to
> install. But I shortly ended up giving that machine to a friend in need
> (I put Win 2k back on it).
Tch!
> I guess the other big choices are Debian and SuSe, right? I get the
> feeling that real geeks use Debian.
Real Geeks use Linux From Scratch! (Because it teaches users best)
Real Geeks use Gentoo! (Because it teaches users best)
Real Geeks use Debian! (Because it teaches users best)
Real Geeks use Slackware! (Because it teaches users best)
Real Geeks write their own distribution, because that teaches them
best.
I could go on, but what it really amounts to is different people
find their needs satisfied by different distributions, or start their own
(way too often to track).
> Is there a big difference here between Debian and Mandrake?
Several, from installation to package management, developers'
philosophy, file system setu, and ease of use.
> Perhaps I should explain that my primary aims are in web dev;
I can't address this at all. (I still haven't learned much HTML).
[Snipped web development questions and Cory's earlier answers]
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