Suresh Ramasubramanian posts: > > +++ shyamk @ eth.net > > community compares Debian and Slackware. > > > > quite well reasoned - stable, powerful, without a taste for rushing > through with versions and releasing "the latest and greatest software"
Please note the development model of Debian GNU. This is a co-operative and user driven distribution which does not depend on a Corporate entity. Unlike RedHat, 'non-free' components/software is kept separate and is not bundled alongwith the Official release. Users may run into trouble if 'non-free' stuff is modified and re-distributed, so very careful consideration should go into, when software is deployed across a multitude of locations. Some Debian developers' have back-ported the latest stuff onto the 'stable' versions; the issue of not keeping pace with the "the latest and greatest software" is a myth. This is not recommended though ! Even-though there are roughly 8695 packages in the development 'Sid' tree, you will only be asked to find space for 40-70 MB on your hard-disk unlike RedHat which requires a minimum of 400 MB. To sum it all, I would say that Debian is the dream of a Network Engineer/Manager with its elaborate 'tool set'. -- ragOO, VU2RGU<->http://gnuhead.dyndns.org/<->GPG: 1024D/F1624A6E Helping to keep your Software FREE the GNU Project Helping to keep the W W W FREE Debian GNU/${kernel} _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
