Re: What Linux to Use

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From: Iain Hibbert
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 1997 00:00

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Peter Hawkins <peter@greer.demon.co.uk> writes:
> I have switched from Linux FT to Redhat. The RPM package install
> system was worth the switch for me. I am no programmer so installing
> an RPM package beats compiling the source anyday. Redhat also seem to
> be pretty quick to have updates available on their site and its many
> mirrors.

compiling the source shouldn't be too much of a problem, and it always
seems strange when people say 'I want to run unix' but then don't want
to get their hands dirty..  compiling programs is IMHO a part of
administering a unix system, you get to tweak things and actually see
how things fit together, which makes it easier for you to fix if they
go wrong.  I rarely need to look at the source, much less understand
it!

iain

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From: plunky@skate.demon.co.uk (Iain Hibbert)
Subject: Re: What Linux to Use
Date: 1997/03/12
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