Jason Murdock wrote:
>
> I'm new the this list, so please forgive me if I screw up. I'd go with Red
> Hat. RPM is a great package manager.
>
> jason
Actually, the GPL'd version of RedHat may very well be the way to
go for several reasons besides RPM.
First of all, RPM is well documented. That is a big plus. It lacks
some of the things that dpkg and dselect do, but it is generally
easier to use for a newbie. The "Maximum RPM" book, by Ed Bailey,
is available at Barnes & Noble (published by SAMS), from RedHat
(where I got my copy), and for download as well.
Also, RedHat just signed an agreement to publish games for Crack
dot Com, which made Abuse... which MIGHT lead to RedHat becoming
a major Linux Gaming Platform... which MIGHT mean more sound and
graphics stuff in RedHat... something to consider.
Support for RedHat is generally pretty good. They release timely
bug fixes, and they are good about putting out frequent updates.
There are several RedHat mailing lists. RedHat also contributes
stuff to the Linux community. Of all the "corporate Linuces" out
there, RedHat seems to have more of the "Linux Spirit" that the
others. (Is "Linuces" a word? <g>)
The free parts of RedHat are available from several FTP sites.
RedHat also offers several commercial packages, including Applix-
Ware, so if someone wants to purchase an app to go with their
Graphics Distro, they wouldn't have too many problems installing
it!
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Kenneth W. Melvin
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Spiral Computing
