On Mon, 2003-07-14 at 07:43, bof wrote: > Michael Hipp wrote: > > > Joel Hammer wrote: > > > >> Regarding Net Llama's comment, if you want to learn linux, there is > >> nothing wrong with using an older distribution. > > > > All true, but I'd still recommend he go ahead and download RH 9.0. By > > having a boxed set he has manuals, and I assume that might be the draw > > of it. And the RH manuals are quite good for the most part. But 98% of > > the stuff in the in the older manuals will still apply and the rest > > can be gleaned from the online RH docs. I still use my RH 7.3 books > > when fiddling with RH 9.0. > > > Of course, he can download the documentation for older versions also: > all of the manuals should be available as .rpm files. They might be > available as an .iso image called the documentation CD, if he can find > an older ftp site, but I think that they were also available as > individual files. > > As an aside, this is the second comment this morning on this list about > which distro to use when learning Linux. It used to be (even up to last > year) that for those who wanted to REALLY, REALLY learn Linux were > pointed towards Slackware as so much of it had to be set up manually via > configuration files --- which was considered to be a good learning > experience. Of course, one problem with this is that Slackware uses the > BSD-style init scripts, and uses the .tgz "package manager" so that > those using it as a learning tool would not get the knowledge of the Sys > V init setup and .rpm that seems to have become the de facto standard > for Linux distributions. > > But has Red Hat really become so dominant that it is now the standard > when it comes to learning Linux? > > And more importantly to me, when I dump RH 7.3 at the end of the year > from RH not supporting it any more and go back to Slackware, will I > someday be the only Slackware user left in the world? <g>
Nope. I use it here as well, starting w/ Slackware 3.2 (or was it 3.4?). Oh, I venture off to check out other distros once in a while, but I just gotta have my Slackware. You know, they say that once you've tried Slack you won't want to go back. -- Myles Green <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe/Suspend/Etc -> http://www.linux-sxs.org/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
