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j.stokes@bohm.anu.edu.au (Jason Stokes) writes:

> In article <01bb1eca$c99828c0$237116cb@cyrix>, "Carlo"
> <carlo@intercoast.com.au> wrote evangelically:
> 
> > Hey,
> > If any of you people are wanting to get a new machine to run linux i
> > recommend using a Cyrix or IBM 6x86 166+. They can compile a kernel in
> > under 3 minutes...
> > 
> > Also if you people are having a hard time installing Linux and getting on
> > the internet there is a really good book called "Linux - Configuration and
> > Installation" its by Patrick Volkerding, Kevin Reichard and Eric F Johnson.
> > Comes with Slackware 96 and games and stuff (Even has LinCity & LinDoom)
> 
> Just a comment - Slackwhere is old hat.  The only major players in the
> LInux distribution game today are Debian and RedHat.

Just where do you get your information from?  Please substantiate.

> In general, I'd advise against buying Linux bundled with a book.  The
> distributions in books tend to be quite old and not terribly good.

That may be so for Redhat or Debian.  The book recommended above comes
with the V2.0.0 kernel. It was published and in the shops in Australia
4 month before you could get RH Linux with the V2 kernel.

I have bought above mentioned book and installed Slackware Linux
without the slightest hitch.

I generally recommend against Redhat because they promote a
non-standard package format (.rpm files).  I believe in keeping to
established standards.  Additional features should be incorporated
within those standards.  RPM format does not provide anything that
could not have been encapsulated in a `.tar.gz' or `.tgz' file.

-- 
Manfred Bartz <mbartz@werple.net.au>

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