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Re: Red Hat 6.2

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From: craig
Date: Sat, 21 Oct 2000 00:00
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Agree totally David,  Mandrake is pretty cool BUT I am dissapointed in
Linux.  Its really shit to work with.  Every configuration is a nightmare
and requires you read a heap of unrelated material to get the info you
require.  User interfaces look nice work like Dogs.  Clunky old X Windows is
pretty crap in comparison to WPS

Craig

"David D. Huff Jr." wrote:

> Just a suggestion for *nix newbies, try Mandrake Linux for your first
> installation experience. It has the highest rating for ease of
> installation (LINUXFORMAT.CO.UK). There are three experience levels to
> choose from. Give me a 2Gig partition anywhere on your disk and I can
> have a server running on it in as little as 28 minutes.
>
> BTW - Using the advanced user settings you will be given the choice of 5
> levels of security medium should be high enough, high is for people who
> love pain and need long passwords (8+ characters) to feel safe.
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Subject: Re: Red Hat 6.2
Date: 2000/10/21
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