Try them :) RedHat I know for a fact doesn't require CD's. You can make the disks, and if you have the appropriate ethernet adapter, it will see it, and then install via network. (where you can specify a redhat location)
Mandrake is geared towards a more end-user type of system (really redhat is too), with slackware you can get a nice small install. And you've always got lfs :) http://www.linuxfromscratch.org/ But there are quite a few more out there too. (Debian, YellowDog, TurboLinux, Yggsomething) > -----Original Message----- > From: Stainless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 9:35 PM > To: ROM Mailing List; Jason Gauthier > Subject: Re: Suggestions? > > > Okay Linux is on your list I know there are 3 types of free > downloads of > Linux that I know of. > > 1) Red Hat Linux > 2) Mandrake Linux > 3) Slackware Linux > > Has anyone used all of these and what were the perks? If the > pro's outweigh > the con's I'm getting it. ;-) > Does anyone know of a Linux software that you don't have to > burn cd's for? I > don't have a burner. Uggg. Thanks Jason for your input. Much > appretiated. > > Dantin > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jason Gauthier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "'Stainless'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "ROM Mailing List" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 7:10 PM > Subject: RE: Suggestions? > > > > The best answer (no matter who tells you what operating > system to try) is > to > > try them all for yourself and see. > > > > The list of freebies include: > > Linux > > NetBSD > > OpenBSD > > FreeBSD > > Solaris > > QNX > > > > > > Course, the free-ness of these is depandant on your > specific application > of > > the operating system. > > > > Try the major 4 freebies: *BSD, Linux. > > Pick the one you like best. As far as Linux goes, you'll > probably want to > > try several of the distributions, because they are all a > bit different. > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Stainless [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2001 8:32 PM > > > To: ROM Mailing List > > > Subject: Suggestions? > > > > > > > > > Okay I've decided to download and install a Linux or Unix > > > Operating system. > > > What one should I get and why? This does concern ROM2.4b6 > > > because that is > > > what I'm going to port it to. I'm looking for stability and > > > versitility. I'm > > > used to porting to Unix type environment but flexible. Thanks! > > > > > > Dantin > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > ROM mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://www.rom.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/rom > > > >
