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Jason Stokes (j.stokes@bohm.anu.edu.au) wrote:
: On 5 Apr 1997 03:11:43 GMT, David Gibson <david@brucehall20.anu.edu.au> wrote:

: >That said, I must agree that j.stokes was unsubstantiated in his
: >claim. I happen to like redhat, but to make a broad claim like his
: >is simply foolish.

: Well, last time I looked, slackware had *no* real upgradability (and that
: situation persists if the previous tirade against RPM format are any guide)

What tirade against RPM?

: It's not just my opinion, of course.  The www.ssc.com site has similar
: comments comparing the distributions.  There was also some commentary around
: when I bough my distribution about Slackware, and how most users seem to
: choose Debian or RedHat these days.  

It hardly matters whether you or anyone else dislikes Slackware. As it
happens, I prefer Redhat to Slackware. But which distribution is "best" is a
religious issue, and to make a claim like yours is to invite flaming.

: Of course, RedHat and Debian are not the only players, Caldera does a
: distribution, there are lots of distributions.  I still feel that buying a
: version of slackware which at last report was last frozen at about april last
: year as part of a book deal is selling yourself short a bit.

Think all you like. For once, I agree with you, in fact. Even advise if you
must, but first learn how to avoid provoking holy wars.

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