gNewSense is based on Ubuntu. The graphical installer for gNewSense is arguably more "friendly" than even the Debian Etch GUI installer.
As for being a "real" "nix system that can translate into usable, professional skills, you'll certainly find that. gNS, and Ubuntu, are based on Debian which is a reliable, professional base. In fact, if you've got experience with just about any Debian based distro, you'll notice only a few differences at all, but the fact that your system will be under your control, with access to the sources for EVERYTHING you run, standing on the backs of a community dedicated to Freedom is very good. :) I've run GNU/Linux on my systems for the past several years, using it exclusively for the past 1.5 years (at home and at work). I am, by profession, a Linux System Administrator with a small marketing company that does full scale hosting, design and programming of websites for small businesses. If you value Freedom, gNewSense is soemthing to look towards. While it does have a GUI installer, it's also a "young" project, and a lot of things still need attention. For someone looking to learn GNU/Linux as well as try some more "advanced" things, it might be the the entire project is for you. If you're looking for more advanced stuff, helping develop a server install CD might teach you al lot fairly quickly. Really how much you learn is up to you, but that's the same with any distro. If you value Freedom, however, gNewSense is a great project to get into. -Kevin On 4/11/07, cesar gil perez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Hi everybody, I have been using GNU/Linux as my only operating system for about a year, testing various flavours in order to learn and decide which one suits me more. A few weeks ago I installed gNewSense in one of my PC's partitions and I am becoming more and more convinced that the real path is that of GNU/FSF. The problem is that I have become quite used to distros as Debian or Slackware in order to learn the basics of the UNIX-like systems (I am studying on my own for the moment and planning to start at the University next year) and I am not sure if installing and working with one of the "only-free" distros, like gNewSense or the others recommended by the FSF, is the best choice to learn the basics and become an expert in *NIX systems. I mainly say this because those distros have a quite simple graphical installer in order to facilitate the installation to the end user and what really teach me most is just the opposite, installing and tweaking in console-expert mode. Well, any oppinions from experienced administrators and/or programmers would be welcome. Happy hacking ;-) PD: sorry for possible grammar mistakes. English in not my mother tongue. _______________________________________________ gNewSense-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/gnewsense-users
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