🚀 go-pugleaf

I'm just starting out in the Linux world, and I'd apprceiate your
suggestions on which Linux distribution to try out.

I'm not a programmer (so don't ask me to compile anything), but I'm not
afraid to edit configuration files, repartition my hard disk 
(FIPS works as advertised, by the way) - check IRQ's,...  
In other words, straight out-of-the-box "plug and play" (aka a typical
Windows app) is not necessary, but decent end-user installability is a
must for me.

My end goal is to set up a stand-alone system that will provide a 
dial-in connection for remote users for file exchange, messaging, etc... 
What makes Linux appealing to me is it will let us connect easily (?) 
to the Intenret (a Procomm Host BBS would suffice for the file transfer
and simple messaging within our own little world).

So what do people who've worked woth Linux suggest I get?  I've heard of
Slackware (which version?), Yggdrasil's "Plug And Play", and I saw the
notice of Calera's upcoming release (I just want to get started now 
rather than the beginning of June!).

Thanks for the advice, and I look forward to meeting some of you "here"
or in-person at a users group meeting someday.

(I'll even summarize and repost here if anyone thinks the opinions
I hope to generate will be of interest to a wider audience!)

Steve Greene
sgreene@access.digex.net