Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-08 Thread vinjvinj
I would strongly recomend ubuntu server 5.1. I installed it on about 15 servers. Its secure out of the box. no ports are open. It comes with python 2.4.1 and a ton of python modules. The install requires only 1 cd and uses only 400 mb. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-07 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Magnus Lycka wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > > programmer friendly, or shold

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-07 Thread Magnus Lycka
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or Solaris.

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-06 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 12:39:54 -0800, Steve M wrote: > > Max wrote: > >> (Mark Shuttleworth, ... >> really loves Python - he gave me quite a lot of money for using it). > > Please elaborate. Mark Shuttleworth is a very wealthy man who is supporting the development of Ubuntu. His wealth came from

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-06 Thread Steve M
Max wrote: > (Mark Shuttleworth, ... > really loves Python - he gave me quite a lot of money for using it). Please elaborate. -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-06 Thread Mike Meyer
Terry Hancock <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Similarly, I see RPMs by ones and twos all over the place, > and only a few places with DEBs. But the DEB repositories > are HUGE. Try rpmfind.net. It's not clear where the rpms reside, but it's not really important - it's a huge collection of RPMs.

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-06 Thread Terry Hancock
On Sun, 06 Nov 2005 11:53:03 +0200 Max <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It uses DEB packages, which are apparently better, but > software (I find) is much easier to find in RPM format. I find this a bit of a deceptive impression. It is easier to find *third party* RPMs. OTOH, the Debian distribution m

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-06 Thread Max
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or Solaris.

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Steve Holden
Dan M wrote: > On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:26:38 -0600, blahman wrote: > > >>ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i >>need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell >>me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more >>programme

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Mike Meyer
Grant Edwards <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On 2005-11-05, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Programmer-friendly" is pretty vague. Gentoo is the only Linux distro >> I've run into (which excludes a *lot* of Unix distros) that I'd >> consider programmer friendly, because it doesn't split pac

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 12:50:44 +, Jeffrey Schwab wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i >> need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell >> me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2005-11-05, Dan M <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Personally I would recommend staying away from Fedora unless you have a > friend who is well-versed in it and willing to help. I like the > distributin ok (I run it on the laptop I'm writing this from) but it uses > RPMs for package distribution, a

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Grant Edwards
On 2005-11-05, Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Programmer-friendly" is pretty vague. Gentoo is the only Linux distro > I've run into (which excludes a *lot* of Unix distros) that I'd > consider programmer friendly, because it doesn't split packages up > into "user stuff" and "developer st

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Steven D'Aprano
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:26:38 -0600, blahman wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Rod Haper
Dan M wrote: > > Personally I would recommend staying away from Fedora unless you have a > friend who is well-versed in it and willing to help. I like the > distributin ok (I run it on the laptop I'm writing this from) but it uses > RPMs for package distribution, and the rpm tools don't know how t

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Norman Silverstone
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:26:38 -0600, blahman wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread malv
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or Solaris. Bec

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread qwweeeit
Hi Michael, I too use SUSE (9.3). The Novell operation has convinced me to go back to SUSE, after some trials with Mandrake and Ubuntu. Especially on the Python side all is ready up. But I will not go into the complications of "fork" and "thread" programming... Bye. -- http://mail.python.org/mail

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Michael Schneider
I have been away from unix/linux for a couple of years. I went with SUSE. Just do an install all, and 10 gig later you are done. Very simple install, very easy admin with YAST. If you are a power admin, there may be better release. But if you want simple, but powerful, SUSE has worked well fo

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread D.Hering
And for complete control and customization of your os and hardware... There's nothing like Gentoo! -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Dan M
On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 04:26:38 -0600, blahman wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Terrance N. Phillip
Jeffrey Schwab wrote: > > I might get lambasted for suggesting this, but try Slackware. It will > let you do a very minimal installation, which means there's less stuff > that can go wrong. It also has nice, beginner-friendly FAQs to help you > get started. Like the other distros already su

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Jeffrey Schwab
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or Solaris.

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Mike Meyer
blahman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) writes: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, o

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread Maciej Dziardziel
blahman ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i > need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell > me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more > programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or S

Re: Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
They are all the same as you don't have specific requirements mentioned. Based on the way you ask, I would say some debian derivative like ubuntu. debian is not programmer friendly but admin friendly I would say. In general programmer friendly distro to me would mean install everything one can poss

Using Which Version of Linux

2005-11-05 Thread [EMAIL PROTECTED]
ok, i m going to use Linux for my Python Programs, mainly because i need to see what will these fork() and exec() do. So, can anyone tell me which flavour of linux i should use, some say that Debian is more programmer friendly, or shold i use fedora, or Solaris. Because these three are the only