On Thursday 09 May 2002 20:37 pm, Brett I. Holcomb wrote: > What do you recommend then for a distro? I see - and this is based only on > my time in the newsgroups and mailing lists: > > RH - the MS an AOL of the Linux world: breaks rules, doesn't maintain > standards,bleeding edge, doesn't have much of a clue. They made it popular > but lost it > > SUSE - ? >
SuSE gets my vote. Timely and regular releases. Reasonably good updates on a regular basis. A good mail list for support. Good docs. > Mandrake - ? > > Debian - ? > > Who else is there - Maybe use gentoo to set it up and then make your own > changes and updates (I do that with Caldera anyway in that I upgrade the > kernels and some of the apps). > > What distros are worth installing in that they include what they are > supposed to and follow the standards? > > I would like to know as I'm building a Linux workstation and also a file > server. I'd planned to use Caldera Server 3.1.1 and WS 3.1.1. > > Net Llama! wrote: > > On Thu, 9 May 2002, Bruce Marshall wrote: > >> On Thursday 09 May 2002 19:13 pm, dep wrote: > >> > fyi, we did a little interview with ransom love an hour or so ago; > >> > it's up now: > >> > >> Sorry, but I don't buy the 'tough market' as being the sole reason for > >> their > >> demise. I still 'lurk' on the Caldera List and I cringe everytime I > >> see someone struggling mightily to compile something or upgrade > >> something else because Caldera 'forgot' or didn't include it in their > >> stealth distro. > >> > >> I gave up on Caldera two years ago when the hand writing was on the wall > >> that they were no longer interested in the retail market and I have > >> never looked back. > >> > >> I think they've lost it. > > > > Indeed, i'll never install Caldera on any box again. I'm nursing my sole > > original Caldera box right now with rebuilt SRPMs from various sources. > > > > If i had a penny for every CEO who is blaming their lack of profits on > > the economy or 9/11 i'd be quite wealthy. -- +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + Bruce S. Marshall [EMAIL PROTECTED] Bellaire, MI 05/09/02 21:10 + +----------------------------------------------------------------------------+ "If you think nobody cares if you're alive, try missing a couple of car payments." - Earl Wilson _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list - http://linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users Subscribe/Unsubscribe info, Archives,and Digests are located at the above URL.
