I wanted to give you guys a heads up on some additional material to help
decide which Linux is right for you.
A quick reference comparison from Linux Migration:
http://www.linuxmigration.com/quickref/install/linux.html
A good descriptive overview list of the major distributions:
DistroWatch: http://distrowatch.com/dwres.php?resource=major
"The bewildering choice and the ever increasing number of Linux
distributions can be confusing for those of you who are new to Linux.
This is why this page was created. It lists 10 distributions (plus a
honourable mention of FreeBSD, by far the most popular of all of the
BSDs), which are generally considered as most widely used by Linux
users around the world. There are no figures to back it up and there
are many other distributions that might suit your particular purpose
better, but as a general rule, all of these are popular and have very
active forums or mailing lists where you can ask questions if you get
stuck. *MEPIS* and *Xandros* are considered the best for new Linux
users who want to get productive in Linux as soon as possible without
having to master all its complexities. On the other end of the spectrum,
*Gentoo*, *Debian*, *Slackware* and *FreeBSD* are more advanced
distributions that require plenty of learning before they can be used
effectively. *Mandrake*, *Red Hat*, *Ubuntu* and *SUSE* can be
classified as good "middle-road" distributions. *Knoppix* is a so-called
live CD - it is great for trying out Linux without getting your hands
dirty as it runs directly from a CD, no installation required. These
distributions are listed in order of popularity on DistroWatch, which
is NOT an indication of their market share or quality. As always,
comments and suggestions are most welcome."
- missing is Solaris-10:
eWeek Review: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1775017,00.asp
Lineman.Net's comparison article: http://lineman.net/article156.html
Linux.Org's comparison article: http://linux.org.mt/article/which-linux
Another pointer to download resources: http://www.linuxiso.org/
For a comparison of the various Debian distros, see this Linux Magazine
article: http://www.linux-mag.com/content/view/45/2201/
(same one I passed out at the meeting) Though, Xandros is missing from
this article.
A humourous, but appropos, article on the subject: /Really Linux/,
"Which Linux Flavor is Best?", http://www.reallylinux.com/docs/which.html
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Scott G. Hall
Raleigh, NC, USA
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