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On Wed, 23 Dec 1998 13:00:09 -0000, Marshall <marshall@eisa.net.au> wrote:
>
>Chris Kennedy wrote in message <3674794F.4D90@hubble.dialix.com.au>...
>>Just one quick question:
>>
>>For a newbie, (having never used linux before) is it worth forking over
>>$70 for the Commercial Release of Red Hat 5.2 or just get the $10 GPL
>>Release? Is the extra stuff worth $60? Is the installation guide be very
>>useful for a newbie?
>>
>>Thanks
>> Chris Kennedy
>
>Well, in my opinion if your a newbie, it is better to have somthing you can
>flip
>through to help you install it. When i started off with linux, the RH
>install guide
>helped me a lot. But if you dont want to pay the $70 for RH5.2, try S.u.S.E.
>5.3
>which goes for about $50 i think. It comes with an install guide and
>sh*tloads
>of software (5 CD's worth!). Check out www.lsl.com.au for how to get it.
>
>Dave Marshall
>
>
I believe APC (Australian Personal Computer magzine) has put out a "pocket
book" for <$10 which includes lots of (useless) windows software + a full copy
of RedHat 5.2.. This is fairly good value considering postage alone from lsl
is ~$7

Although you dont get any printed manuals. There is HOWTO's and install guides
on the cd (and on the net).

-Grant
Merry Christmas