Mr. Rick, I feel I feel this post is partially addressed to me (the "original questioner"), and so I will reply, not so much in defense but to explain.
> It gets really tiresome when people refuse to inexpensively decide for > themselves, and want other people to spoon-feed them answers to a > complex and inherently subjective question. > We could spend the next month trying to argue out all of those points of > comparison -- and finding particular Linux distributions claimed to > outshine everything else on both sides of the aisle in particular areas. > And at the end of that month the original questioner might tap us on the > shoulder and say "Yeah, but suppose I care only about NAT and playing > 3D video games. How do they compare, _then_?" > At which point, I suppose we could close out the month by taking turns > beating the questioner with birch sticks, and then pointing him to the > list of current versions and saying "Enjoy, compare, and decide for > yourself". First of all, I never expected my question to have opinionated answers, and I certainly didn't intend to start something short of a Linux vs. *BSD war. I did expect people's opinions, yes, but not something that would praise one in the expense of the other. But as far as I can see, the replies to my query are minimally biased, and mostly helpful. Nevertheless, if I've stirred something here, I apologize. Putting people off to just "go and try for themselves" isn't really helping, and moreso, your other sentiments just discourage people. Less experienced people like me actually look up to the learned ones, but what now if those same people put them down as an answer to a really honest question? My question isn't something as simple as asking for steps to install or configure something. FAQs aren't really that great for these types of questions, and it is the main reason why I asked for opinions from people such as yourself. If I am to be "persecuted" everytime I ask such, then I wouldn't have much to look forward to from this list anymore. Fortunately, not everybody is like you, sir, and I have to thank them for that. I've learned a lot from them already, and even more than what I need to know. Ultimately, I will be the one to enjoy, compare, and decide for myself (as you say). Is asking for what people think such a sin, or equivalent to opening my mouth, waiting for that spoonful? I hope not. Not wanting to break your birch, Joon Guillen _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
