Joe Takacs wrote: > I have been a forum member since 2003, a lifelong windoze user and cut > my teeth back in the DOS days. I am still pretty comfortable with the > DOS command line. >
Same here, I started with DOS 3.something in the mid 1980's (if I remember correctly). > While windoze is certainly not without problems, it does "just work" (at > least for me). > Well... if you consider its high degree of insecurity on the Internet, it 'just works' until it stops working, or gets 'owned' by the next zero day bit of malware. I would rather have minor problems with some of my apps, that can eventually be resolved with a little study and work on my part, than to have to sweat security matters. > Which is the best Linux distro that "just works" without a lot of hassle? > You might want to try Vector Linux, which is based on Slackware 12. It It is pretty user-friendly. I have been running it on one of my Desktop machines for a few months and like it a lot. I've been running Linux and BSD-UNIX for about eight years, now. Vector appeals to me because it is easy enough so that I can install it on my client's and friend's machines, and they feel like they are running a Windows box, but with GNU Names (pun intended) for all the applications... but under the hood, it is still a Slackware distro. -- -wittig http://www.robertwittig.com/ http://robertwittig.net/ http://robertwittig.org/ . ------------------------------------ To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed.Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
