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Alok Wadhwani wrote:

> does anyone know of a site that compares all the different versions of
> linux
> 
> im trying to decide whether  to get redhat or corel or anything else you
> recommend
> 
> please send me your opinions

---- BEGIN OPINION BLOCK ----

I'd recommend Mandrake 7.2.  It's based on RedHat, is compiled for Pentium, 
so it's a bit faster, and it defaults to KDE for the graphical desktop, for 
which I have a personal preference.  It KOffice and StarOffice, so you get 
a high degree of Windows file compatibility, and it's fairly easy to 
configure.

---- END OPINION BLOCK ----

-- 
We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
                -- La Rochefoucauld

Why not spend about $4 for each and see which on works for you.

http://cart.cheapbytes.com/cgi-bin/cart
under CheapBytes CDs (top left)
contains linux x86 Install cds for ~2 and up + shipping


On Sat, 17 Feb 2001 18:13:16 -0800, Alok Wadhwani <alokw@yahoo.com> wrote:
>does anyone know of a site that compares all the different versions of linux
>
>im trying to decide whether  to get redhat or corel or anything else you
>recommend
>

There used to be a distribution HOWTO that compared distributions.  I just
went to the linux documentation project site, which is the official source
for these things, and it says that it was withdrawn by request of the
author.  It can still be found all over the 'net, though.  For instance:
ftp://ftp.uni-mannheim.de/systems/linux/mandrake/6.1/doc/HOWTO/Distribution-
HOWTO.

It was written in '99, so it's kinda old, but it's a start.  good luck!


"Alok Wadhwani" <alokw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:8gGj6.94895$Wq1.39244822@nnrp5-w.sbc.net...
> does anyone know of a site that compares all the different versions of
linux
>
> im trying to decide whether  to get redhat or corel or anything else you
> recommend
>
> please send me your opinions
>
> thanks
> alok
>
>

Robert Wickberg wrote:

> There used to be a distribution HOWTO that compared distributions.  I just
> went to the linux documentation project site, which is the official source
> for these things, and it says that it was withdrawn by request of the
> author.  It can still be found all over the 'net, though.  For instance:
> 
ftp://ftp.uni-mannheim.de/systems/linux/mandrake/6.1/doc/HOWTO/Distribution-
> HOWTO.
> 
> It was written in '99, so it's kinda old, but it's a start.  good luck!
> 
> 
> "Alok Wadhwani" <alokw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:8gGj6.94895$Wq1.39244822@nnrp5-w.sbc.net...
> > does anyone know of a site that compares all the different versions of
> linux
> >
> > im trying to decide whether  to get redhat or corel or anything else you
> > recommend
> >
> > please send me your opinions
> >
> > thanks
> > alok
> >
> >
> 
> 
I also recommend Mandrake 7.2.

Done the Mandrake Thang ..... Liked it to a point... usually where my
dependancies got so balled up.
Dude, Try Connectiva 6.0, from Brazil. They have integrated APT into rpm
management .... which is good for those of us that don't have 16 hours a day
to debug the stuff... They also have the mondo KDE2 desktop for those using
a gui.
Drake is ok, but like Red Hat is overated.
Point is, the people who worked on Connectiva seem to have taken into
account some very important ideas. One, for thier economic structure, Paying
royalties to MS forever is dumb. Two, people really do not care what the
run.... as long as it is stable, and upgradeable. Three, the install process
is as easy as Caldera's or Drake, easier than RedHat and with apt running in
the backround... for some odd reason... everything you install works....
provided you listen to it and install the dependacies.
"Jakob" <jak@mailme.dk> wrote in message
news:4pSj6.794$Oy6.62346@news101.telia.com...
> Robert Wickberg wrote:
>
> > There used to be a distribution HOWTO that compared distributions.  I
just
> > went to the linux documentation project site, which is the official
source
> > for these things, and it says that it was withdrawn by request of the
> > author.  It can still be found all over the 'net, though.  For instance:
> >
>
ftp://ftp.uni-mannheim.de/systems/linux/mandrake/6.1/doc/HOWTO/Distribution-
> > HOWTO.
> >
> > It was written in '99, so it's kinda old, but it's a start.  good luck!
> >
> >
> > "Alok Wadhwani" <alokw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:8gGj6.94895$Wq1.39244822@nnrp5-w.sbc.net...
> > > does anyone know of a site that compares all the different versions of
> > linux
> > >
> > > im trying to decide whether  to get redhat or corel or anything else
you
> > > recommend
> > >
> > > please send me your opinions
> > >
> > > thanks
> > > alok
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
> I also recommend Mandrake 7.2.
>

I advice SuSE, user friendly, easy to install...


"William T. Hodel Jr." <wthodel@bellatlantic.net> wrote in message
news:3a901edc_1@grouper.exis.net...
> Done the Mandrake Thang ..... Liked it to a point... usually where my
> dependancies got so balled up.
> Dude, Try Connectiva 6.0, from Brazil. They have integrated APT into rpm
> management .... which is good for those of us that don't have 16 hours a
day
> to debug the stuff... They also have the mondo KDE2 desktop for those
using
> a gui.
> Drake is ok, but like Red Hat is overated.
> Point is, the people who worked on Connectiva seem to have taken into
> account some very important ideas. One, for thier economic structure,
Paying
> royalties to MS forever is dumb. Two, people really do not care what the
> run.... as long as it is stable, and upgradeable. Three, the install
process
> is as easy as Caldera's or Drake, easier than RedHat and with apt running
in
> the backround... for some odd reason... everything you install works....
> provided you listen to it and install the dependacies.
> "Jakob" <jak@mailme.dk> wrote in message
> news:4pSj6.794$Oy6.62346@news101.telia.com...
> > Robert Wickberg wrote:
> >
> > > There used to be a distribution HOWTO that compared distributions.  I
> just
> > > went to the linux documentation project site, which is the official
> source
> > > for these things, and it says that it was withdrawn by request of the
> > > author.  It can still be found all over the 'net, though.  For
instance:
> > >
> >
>
ftp://ftp.uni-mannheim.de/systems/linux/mandrake/6.1/doc/HOWTO/Distribution-
> > > HOWTO.
> > >
> > > It was written in '99, so it's kinda old, but it's a start.  good
luck!
> > >
> > >
> > > "Alok Wadhwani" <alokw@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > > news:8gGj6.94895$Wq1.39244822@nnrp5-w.sbc.net...
> > > > does anyone know of a site that compares all the different versions
of
> > > linux
> > > >
> > > > im trying to decide whether  to get redhat or corel or anything else
> you
> > > > recommend
> > > >
> > > > please send me your opinions
> > > >
> > > > thanks
> > > > alok
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> > I also recommend Mandrake 7.2.
> >
>
>