On Wednesday 07 February 2001 06:42 pm, scxxx linux loudly grumbled:
> Knowing that this list belongs to Mandrake users. I want to know the bunch
> of reasons why you picked up mandrake´s distribution.
> I am about to make my decision about wich distribution, that is why I
> joined the list.
> I am newbie not only to mandrake distribution but to linux as well.
> Of course I would like to know the downs of this distribution.
> I know that sometimes picking a distribution is matter of preference as is
> choosing the flavor of an ice cream on a sunny day.
> So feel free to toss your opinions as silly or crazy as they might seem.
>
> Thanks
> Chava.
I have to admit I like the Mandrake distro alot. I first had Red Hat when I
was new to linux and found it overwhelming. I had heard that Mandrake was a
very easy to learn/convert from WIndows. It is in my opinion the easiest way
to change from windows to linux. I have found that now I am to lazy to use
another distro because Mandrake is so easy.
I don't care for the changes in the 7.2 installer and the way 7.2 handles IDE
devices. I had a terrible time installing it, but I did get it installed. I
had to unhook my CD-Rom drive and just use my CD-RW as the only CD drive,
otherwise I could not burn CD's. I am sure I will get heat for saying that,
but I did all the Mandrake and the list tricks to get it working, but to no
avail.
Over all though I still prefer Mandrake.
My 2cents.
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