On Wed, Aug 26, 1998 at 09:00:17AM -0500, Rick Knebel wrote:
> Hi,
> I know it is kind of silly to ask what is better debian vs redhat on a
> debian list but here goes anyway.
> I have used various distro including redhat, caldera and suse and have not
> been really happy with any of them.
> I read an article about debian and was sort of intrigued.
> I like what I read about there package system and being able to upgrade
> automatically from ftp sites.
> So anyone out there who uses debian now who used to use one of the
> distro's, I would appreciate if you could tell me what you like about it
> better.
Hmmm.....
The following is what I prefer about debian, but this is just for me, and may
not be better for you.
1) Everything is ensured to be "in the right place". This means that if
I go looking for an installed file, config file, etc, then it is *always*
in a sensible location.
2) The package management is excellent, which lets me easily and virtually
flawlessly install packages via ftp (or http) on the fly. I also love the
fact that I can update my entire system to the latest versions with only
two commands. Also the packages themselves are really nice to work with,
particularily for a developer (unlike redhats rpms), and utilities like
make-kpkg, make-deb, etc make my life alot easier.
3) The high degree of documentation. Every package is garanteed to be
documented to some degree (even if only to say that there is no docs).
4) The free nature of debian. I know debian is free and I know I can get
any package I want from the ftp site (or any mirror).
5) From my experience debian has *alot* less problems, particularily with
regards to security, than other distros.
6) I'm not tied down by kludgy gui's for doing system maintainence.
7) The sence of worth you get from working with an open development project.
The people making and using debian are friendly and very community
spirited. I get the feeling that most people are proud to be using
debian, and the developers take great pride in their work.
8) The support provided by these mailing lists.
Theres probably a dozen other reasons, but I think that'll do for now :)
> Also do you think debian will continued to be developed?
> I read somewhere that the head of the progect quite because he thought the
> progress was not fast enough.
I think this has been covered...but debian seems to progress at least as fast
as any other distro.
> Thanks For Your Time
> Rick
>
Not a problem
Chris
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