Women? Well lets not be biased... Not everyone on this list go for women, we have women on this list too you know. Now where getting into HDD swapping?... I'm *NOT* even going to touch that... too easy. Now what was I going to ask... oh yeah where can I get some cheap 20GB HDDs? I haven't found any advertised at vfxweb.com
On Wed, 2004-03-03 at 11:12, Jon Copeland wrote: > What a fantastic idea! Why did 'HD Caddy' slip my mind!!? I will buy a > few with a couple 20GB's as soon as possible. > > "Some people, you know right away it won't it won't work out, some > you want to get to know a little better and so on" -> but they're all > women at the end of the day ;) > > -j- > > Marcel Lecker wrote: > > Right on Jon, > > > > As I've said before, I see the whole distro choice thing as similar to > > dating. Some people, you know right away it won't it won't work out, some > > you want to get to know a little better and so on. If you have broadband and > > a burner, go to Linuxiso.org and go nuts. Get a second hard drive (and a set > > of drive caddies) or cheap second box and drink deep! explore! take chances! > > > > > > It's the best way to get a sense of the options. Who cares if you're > > reinstalling a new distro every week! > > > > After a while you'll find one you like better than the others (who cares > > why). That may be the one to explore in greater depth and really get to > > know. > > > > Marcel > > > > > >>-----Original Message----- > >>From: Jon Copeland [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>Sent: Wednesday, March 03, 2004 12:48 AM > >>To: CLUG General > >>Subject: Re: [clug-talk] OT::What are the main Linux Distros > >> > >> > >>Oh wow, I couldn't agree with you more. I eventually got to > >>a stage, in > >>my 'quest for linux', where I needed to try out as many distro's as > >>possible to strike gold upon which flavour I prefer. And > >>since linux is > >>all about freedom of movement and choice, I chose Gentoo. It > >>allows me > >>to completely customise the software to my needs, no longer > >>will I have > >>to deal with the applications that come bundled with the > >>bigger distros > >>that inevitably go unused and waste diskspace. > >> > >>Rock on Gentoo! > >> > >>-j- > >> > >> > >>Andrew J. Kopciuch wrote: > >> > >>>On Tuesday 02 March 2004 23:13, Kevin Anderson wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>If you have Gentoo, why bother with the rest... :) > >>>> > >>>>I'd say Suse, Debian and (unfortunately, Red Hat/Fedora). > >> > >>round out the > >> > >>>>list. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>First off ... it is not unfortunate that Fedora / Red Hat > >> > >>is a major > >> > >>>distribution. I was using Red Hat when Mandrake became a > >> > >>distibution and > >> > >>>when the first SuSE distribution was released. I believe > >> > >>that the early > >> > >>>success of distributions like Red Hat made it possible for > >> > >>the acceptance of > >> > >>>others. They are a major distribution, and rightfully so. > >> > >>(I guess Alan Cox > >> > >>>likes to work for an "unfortunate company") > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>I'd give the nod to Fedora as a best first install, because it's the > >>>>easiest to find dead tree documentation for. (book stores, > >> > >>etc) It's also > >> > >>>>the most supported for closed source apps. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>I would think that any distribution is a good starting > >> > >>point. You may have > >> > >>>some problems with your first choice, and you may not. > >> > >>It's hard to say. It > >> > >>>all depends on a persons individual level of competance, > >> > >>and understanding. > >> > >>>It depends on what someone is looking to get out of the > >> > >>deal. Choosing a > >> > >>>linux distro is like an ice cream shop. Pick a flavour. > >> > >>You like the green > >> > >>>one ... then go green. You say you've never had green before? > >>> > >>>Some people may be expecting lime sherbert, and it turns > >> > >>out to be avacado ice > >> > >>>cream. Well ... pick the chocolate one next time! ;-) > >>> > >>><after the fact> > >>>I just read through the rest of this thread, and someone > >> > >>else mentioned the > >> > >>>ice cream analogy too. Is there something about ice cream > >> > >>and linux I > >> > >>>missed? > >>> > >>>hmmmmmmm ... Baskin Robbins 9.0 > >>></> > >>> > >>>And whichever choice is made ... there is a plethera of > >> > >>documentation > >> > >>>available for any installation. On the web, in books, > >> > >>magazines, word of > >> > >>>mouth. OpenBSD has installation instructions on the CD > >> > >>liner notes for > >> > >>>example. Docs are very easy to find for installations. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>SuSE would be my recommendation for a second install, > >> > >>because the sooner > >> > >>>>you're off Red Hat, the better. SuSE is a close second for > >> > >>docs and Closed > >> > >>>>source app support, and with Novell promoting it, I expect > >> > >>this gap will > >> > >>>>close fast. Install isn't quite as easy as RH, but once > >> > >>it's working, it's > >> > >>>>easy too. > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>>I disagree ... I had a horrid time with SuSE. I support > >> > >>their cause, and I > >> > >>>support their distribution as a choice. I recommend using > >> > >>SuSE to several > >> > >>>people actually. I however have not had good experiences > >> > >>with it, and I > >> > >>>prefer to use Fedora. I could say the same for Debian. I > >> > >>am not about to > >> > >>>start a which distro is king war. I know several others > >> > >>disagree with me ... > >> > >>>and that's fine. That's fantastic actually. I have the > >> > >>choice ... and so > >> > >>>does everyone else. > >>> > >>>I admin servers with other colleagues. Some like SuSE, or > >> > >>Mandrake. If I was > >> > >>>installing the machine it would not be my choice. Do I > >> > >>really have a bone to > >> > >>>pick if SuSe, or Mandrake is installed ... well no. > >>> > >>>They'd all run a linux kernel right? They'd all have the > >> > >>same software > >> > >>>available (like apache, postfix, PHP, postgres, bind, CVS, > >> > >>etc.) right? > >> > >>>Actually Aaron and I both use a RH6.2 box, as CVS and DNS. > >> > >>Is it a big > >> > >>>deal? ... not to me. He mentioned upgrading the box an > >> > >>installing SuSE on > >> > >>>it. Again not a big deal. It's granny smith vs. golden > >> > >>delicious. Both > >> > >>>still apples. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>Debian is popular, and well documented on-line, but it's a > >> > >>PITA to install. > >> > >>>>It's worth knowing a bit about simply because it's a common > >> > >>reference > >> > >>>>platform, though this is waning fast. > >>>> > >>>>Gentoo is where you should go after Suse. It's faster than > >> > >>any of the > >> > >>>>others, it's lighter, and I find it much easier to > >> > >>maintain. It's not > >> > >>>>nearly as hard to install as Debian, but it's certainly not > >> > >>as easy as Suse > >> > >>>>or Fedora. Gentoo is also used for some interesting > >> > >>projects (Hardened > >> > >>>>Gentoo, for example). The only thing it doesn't have going > >> > >>for it is (and > >> > >>>>Personally, I don't care, but others do, I know...) LSB compliance. > >>> > >>> > >>>I think the bottom line is that there is no correct path to > >> > >>take. The distro > >> > >>>debate will go on forever. There is no right answer, and I > >> > >>would be > >> > >>>discouraged to see people choose SuSE, or Fedora, Gentoo, Mandrake, > >>>Slackware, Debian or any other operating system just > >> > >>because someone else, > >> > >>>somewhere, said so. I am all for every choice available, I > >> > >>also support > >> > >>>people making up their own minds as to the choices. > >>> > >>> > >>>Expand your knowledge everyone. Learn some history, learn > >> > >>some present, and > >> > >>>make informed choices. > >>> > >>> > >>>Andy > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>P.S. Although I've never used it .... I do hear really good > >> > >>things about > >> > >>>Gentoo. 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