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Re: CSU LUG - what's your distro?

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From: F.L. Whiteley
Date: Sun, 16 Apr 2000 00:00
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If you want up to date security and patches, check out Krud at www.tummy.com

1.  They are local.
2.  They know what they're doing.
3.  They participate in the CSU LUG

Frank
"John Erickson" <jerickso@holly.ColoState.EDU> wrote in message
news:38f8ca33@news.ColoState.EDU...
> Scott Scriven <thatguy@playful.com> wrote:
> > Not to start a flamewar, but which distros does everyone prefer?
>
> I've been using SlackWare forever now..  I tried RedHat and hated it with
a
> passion.  Way too buggy.  On my laptop I recently put Manrake 7 on.  So
far
> I'm pretty happy with it.  I still wouldn't use RedHat (or a derivitive
like
> Mandrake) for a server though.
>
> > Oh, and, uh, if you haven't tried the Tomsrtbt distro, you should grab a
copy.
> > It's the most "linux on a floppy" there is, and is unbelievably useful
if you need
> > to repair a system (linux or windows).  :)
>
> Speaking of useful bootable linux media, my vote has to go to the
LinuxCare
> "bootable business card".  The new version even has X on it.  :)
>
> --
> John Erickson | john@vistasolutions.net
>               | jerickso@evilsoft.org
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Subject: Re: CSU LUG - what's your distro?
Date: 2000/04/16
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