jistabout wrote: > Just my opinion and experience of course, but I've found the Linux > Distros which I've tried (Red Hat, Debian, Mandrake and a few others) > to be cumbersome to set up and somewhat quirky compared to Windows, > especially a stripped-down lean copy of XP. Also, its not as easy to > install/use Echolink with Linux.
...I'm still trying to figure out how you took the .net out of XP. All the articles I read on XP when it came out said that .net is the basis of XP. Like DOS is the basis for 95/98. Or at least that it's inextricable. > On the other hand, I've heard of repeater systems using Linux & > control software which work very well and are quite reliable..... > > - Darrell/KA7BTV I haven't played with Linux yet, but it is MUCH more stable then Windows will EVER be. I have seen some hardware that had a Linux-based controller imbedded, and it just ran...and ran...and ran... About the only thing I've seen that was more stable was DEC VAX/VMS...:c)
