After using PCQ Linux 7.1 twice, I installed Mandrake 8.1 that came with Dev. IQ. I was bit frustrated with the abnormal crashes in 7.1 like system hanged after some minutes of inactivity, gnome caused several crashes and couldn't started, I was breezed with the look and feel of Mandrake. Thanks for the Dev. IQ for both cds; those 2 cds contains most of the programs that would be included in RH Linux. I found Mandrake as most stable and complete desktop OS and most user friendly for the beginners like me (I am just learning commands and networking capabalities of Linux), than the Windows (all versions). Maybe it will never be choice for large networks, but it surly has made lots of things easy for beginners like me. Only one drawback is I wasn't able to detect my internal motorola sm56 modem in Mandrake, which was the only reason I was sticking with 7.1 version of PCQ . And thats the only reason I still have to use win98 to send this mail. Isn't it irony that with so many support and developers around the world, the budget conscious people like me can't utilize the already available hardware resources. I have only two options left if I want to use and experience Linux. I have to Go and buy some expensive external modem or I have to install same PCQ Linux 7.1 (due to 2.4.5 kernel supported by the motorola driver) in separate partition in order to use internet in linux. I was thinking wasn't Linux was developed in view with to utilize the already available minimal resources and that's why I think it's gaining popularity than the M$ OSs, which requires more demanding resources in every new versions. So, friends, any suggestions would be very helpful.
- Pawan Dev. _______________________________________________ linux-india-help mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/linux-india-help
