Hmmmm... Kiggs, I must say you are extremely good at marketing and PR. Are you in the right industry? Go SuSE... go SuSE... (www.distrowatch.com) I don't know about the other distros but the only antidote or should I say panacea that seems to work for me and my laptop is Slackware...
Have fun! :^) Kiggundu Mukasa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Fred, >RedHat is a good distribution and many distributions use its rpm format >(including SuSE). >Being American they quickly noticed the importance of marketing and are >now number one because of it (e.g. they were first with the "enterprise >server" notion). � > >As for software quality I think SuSE has the edge (e.g. Oracle 9 >certified first on SuSE). �But as with all linux some tweaking is always >required. �The thing that SuSE really has going for it is that as the >largest Multinational/Multilingual distribution, they have tended to be >more "worldy" in their outlook and it reflects in their product. > >They each have their strong points and their weak points and even the >critics have no finality on this one. �Pick your poison an enjoy. �For >me I have watched SuSE grow from below Mandrake and Slakware in Market >share to Number 2 based on quality so I am happy (except for the fact >that they have never done a SuSE ppc after 7.1). > >Kiggs > >On Thu, 2003-09-11 at 10:28, Fred Bbaale wrote: > >> People , is it only me who feels uncomfortable with RedHat being adopted >> by many as the De Facto Linux Distribution? >> >> Fred. >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------- >> This service is hosted on the Infocom network >> http://www.infocom.co.ug > >-- >**************** � � � � � � � � � � � � �***************************** >Kiggundu Mukasa � � � � � � � � � � � � �# Computer Network Consultancy### >KYM-NET LTD. � � � � � � � � � � � � � � # Intranets & Internet Solutions# >Plot 80 Kanjokya Street >P.O. Box 173 Kampala, Uganda � � � � � � >Tel: � � +256 77 972255 > � � � � +256 71 221141 >Fax: � � +256 31 262122 >************************************************************************* > __________________________________________________________________ McAfee VirusScan Online from the Netscape Network. Comprehensive protection for your entire computer. Get your free trial today! http://channels.netscape.com/ns/computing/mcafee/index.jsp?promo=393397 Get AOL Instant Messenger 5.1 free of charge. Download Now! http://aim.aol.com/aimnew/Aim/register.adp?promo=380455 --------------------------------------------- This service is hosted on the Infocom network http://www.infocom.co.ug
