At 08:52 AM 03/22/2000 -0600, Bug Hunter wrote:
> I "feel your pain," and you have a point. However, linux is now in
>second place behind NT in new server installs, so it is gaining market
>share. (Look through past linuxtoday web pages, www.linuxtoday.com)
>However, I don't think that gain is all mandrake installs for various
>stability reasons. :) I like mandrake because it is fun to play with.
>
> FreeBSD is well known to be ultra-stable. If that is what you need,
>then by all means use it. On the other hand, if you want to play, use
>mandrake. ;)
Unfortunately, as I alluded to, *BSD is dying. My take is that this is
mostly their fault, since it tends to be more academic rather than hacker
based. And, right or wrong, fair or unfair, linux is what has gotten (and
is increasingly getting) the press attention. So much so, that I hesitate
to recommend *BSD installs for people anymore, since it is very different
from linux admin-wise, and lots of admins know linux and don't know
*BSD. I like Linux. I want it to succeed. That means not just for
hackers and playing around, but for stable, commercial purposes. If
mandrake isn't the answer what is? Seriously? We (as a linux community)
need to get our act together in this respect, since we've got a lot of
media buzz right now, but that won't last forever. I understand mandrake
(and others) have limited manpower, but it is seems as if release N being
announced implies that release N-1 is endlifed. Since 7.0 was announced, I
have seen literally zero updates to 6.x. This makes it hard to justify to
one's boss.
