Re: which linux to get

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From: Tomaz Cedilnik
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2001 12:41

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"Peter T. Breuer" wrote:

> >>If you are not willing to invest a few hours in the selection of a new
> >>operating system you would be better off sticking with Windows.
> 
> > OK, fair enough, but we're talking about the choice of a distribution, not
> > an operating system.  I don't think the choice between Redhat and Debian
> 
> No, they are o/s's. The differences are as great as between netbsd and
> freebsd, for example (apart from the kernel). Possibly greater. The
> relationship between redhat 7 and debian 2.2, for example, is probably
> approximately nil at the binary level.

But the point is about the kernel. It's much more stable than Windows**t
which has loads of rubbish instead of proper kernel. Whatever crashes on
Linux, shouldn't affect kernel.

Kernels are same for all distributions. Executable format is the same.
The differences are in how things are organized, which administration
tools are available, ...

OK, I admit, I don't know debian, I've only seen it briefly.

Tom

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