Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-12 Thread Gadir --
:) Thanks gadir >From: Lyvim Xaphir <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: ExpertMandrake-List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, NewbieMandrake-List ><[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux >flavou

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-12 Thread Randy Kramer
Ashley Reynolds wrote: > I couldn't agree more. Mandrake just "feels" good, after using it and > then trying to use another distribution, for instance, Red Hat or Debian, > I just don't feel as comfortable. Whilst Debian is what I run on most of > my servers, it still takes far longer to configu

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-12 Thread gianpaolo racca
On Sunday 10 March 2002 11:33, Hari Yellina wrote: > Hi. > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, Hardware detection, wich is the best you can find around there. I don't like other things, like some filesystem choices

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-11 Thread Hari Yellina
2 10:52 PM Subject: Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours > On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:33 am, you wrote: > > Hi. > > > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advanta

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-11 Thread Cheryl Brannan
On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:33 am, Hari Yellina wrote: > Hi. > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, > > Thank you, > > Hari Yellina I saw a computer show last year (The ScreenSavers) where it was presented a

Re: Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-11 Thread irexbeta
I enjoy it because it's easy to install and configure =) > > From: "Gary A. Garibaldi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2002/03/11 Mon PM 03:10:35 EST > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours &

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-11 Thread Gary A. Garibaldi
On Sunday 10 March 2002 08:17 am, you wrote: > Hari Yellina wrote: > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, > I started with RedHat 5.2 and then moved to Caldera and SuSE. Back in 99 I discovered Mandrake and have s

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Ken Thompson
On Sunday 10 March 2002 06:14 pm, you wrote: > On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:16:20 -0500 > > mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder: > > I am not. I am ALSO using Mandrake (8.0). All of my production stuff is > > there and I haven't bothered to move it. I loaded SuSE 7.3 and

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread daRcmaTTeR
On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 15:16:20 -0500 mike <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> studiouisly spake these words to ponder: > I am not. I am ALSO using Mandrake (8.0). All of my production stuff is > there and I haven't bothered to move it. I loaded SuSE 7.3 and found it > to have many fewer rough edges. This was

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Lorne Shantz
You may get as many answers as OS's out there, but for me the focus is more usability for the desktop. It also makes a hell of a server OS also. Easier to install... easier to administer. I started out with Red hat and started watching Mandrake about 3 years ago. They would take the Red Hat releas

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread mike
I am not. I am ALSO using Mandrake (8.0). All of my production stuff is there and I haven't bothered to move it. I loaded SuSE 7.3 and found it to have many fewer rough edges. This was not always so. I have used Mandrake since 6.5 (at least) and 7.2 was da bomb. 8.0 seemed to be a step ba

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Hoyt
On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:33 am, you wrote: > Hi. > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, > I started by installing RedHat 5.1 and the concurrent versions of Debian, Slackware and SuSE. I was most successful with

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Randy Kramer
Hari Yellina wrote: > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux flavour > . Can u guys tell me the advantages, Sorry if this is a duplicate -- my mail client died while sending and it suggested I try again -- I have made a few minor changes compared to the original if

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Randy Kramer
Hari Yellina wrote: > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux flavour > . Can u guys tell me the advantages, I'm sure the answer varies. For me, I started Linux with a succesful install of Caldera 2.2, then collected 10 or so distributions from my local LUG, and tri

Re: [expert] Why u guys are using mandrake rather than other linux flavours

2002-03-10 Thread Carroll Grigsby
On Sunday 10 March 2002 05:33 am, Hari Yellina wrote: > Hi. > > I am just wondering , why u guys are using mandrake over other linux > flavour . Can u guys tell me the advantages, > > Thank you, > > Hari Yellina Hari: I started with Mandrake (7.0) because of its easy and comprehensive installat