Fortunately there is a distribution for just about every type of user. Many people complain about all of the choice and that Linux could be much stronger if all of developers were working on one distribution, but every time I read about what is happening in the various distributions in the Planets or on RSS feeds I get excited that Linux is so broad and offers so much. Each distro is like a different world with lots happening that is not obvious unless you are active in that community. I like that people are doing what interests them instead of what they are being paid to do. While I may criticise a distro or be frustrated by some of the decisions being made on the whole Linux offers more than anything out there. People need to sample lots of distros to find what works best for them and always keep an open mind that there may be something new or better on the horizon.
We need to hear more about distros like Slackware and Arch so people know what is available to them. People may start with something easy like Ubuntu but some will opt for more control and want to learn about the nuts and bolts of GNU and Linux and even BSD. Unfortunately users of little known distros tend to be silent thinking others do not care or would not be interested and we do not hear enough. :( Roy Using Kubuntu 11.04, 64-bit Location: Canada On 18 May 2011 07:36, Paul <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > --- In [email protected], Traveler <sgttutt2001@...> wrote: > > > > I have ran Ubuntu which isn't bad. I am now running Mint and PClinuxOS. > Like someone else told me( I am a newbie also), try them all until you find > one you like. > > > > Kurt > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > More like each distro may show you something different that you might not > have experienced otherwise. Then eventually you hopefully have enough > exposure to be able to make a better judgment as to what is good and what > isn't. > > Or you could skip all of that and just run Debian :) > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ 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: [email protected] [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/
