Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-10 Thread Greg Donald
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 11:10:46 -0800 (PST), Richard Lynch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Believe it or not, I don't *want* to be a Linux guy, or a SysAdmin nor > track versions of 100 software packages nor subscribe to a half-dozen > security forums, nor ... I enjoy sysadmin work myself. > I just wa

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-10 Thread Richard Lynch
Greg Donald wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 01:01:18 +0200, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> I very much disagree. I am writing this on my Fedora Core 3 box and am >> very happy with it's 'bloat'. As a new convert form windows I am kinda >> used to everything being there at my fingertips. A

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 17:42:10 -0600, Greg Donald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 01:01:18 +0200, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I very much disagree. I am writing this on my Fedora Core 3 box and am > > very happy with it's 'bloat'. As a new convert form windows I am kind

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Greg Donald
On Thu, 10 Feb 2005 01:01:18 +0200, Dotan Cohen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I very much disagree. I am writing this on my Fedora Core 3 box and am > very happy with it's 'bloat'. As a new convert form windows I am kinda > used to everything being there at my fingertips. And in Fedora, > everything

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Dotan Cohen
On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:30:07 -0600, Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The Disguised Jedi wrote: > > Hello all - > > > > I've been a list member for a while, helped out some people, and asked > > some questions. But, today I have a completely off topic, but > > somewhat relevant questio

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Greg Donald
On Wed, 09 Feb 2005 11:30:07 -0600, Joseph A Nagy Jr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gentoo is another good one, but rather > more advanced the Slack although the tools are very well documented and once > you learn them you'll never consider going to another distro. I really think > Gentoo is that goo

[PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Joseph A Nagy Jr
The Disguised Jedi wrote: Hello all - I've been a list member for a while, helped out some people, and asked some questions. But, today I have a completely off topic, but somewhat relevant question for y'all. What is your favorite Linux distribution? What would you recommend for my situation? Not

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Rory Browne
> In all my years of attending Church I never once heard anyone > discussing Linux. Must be a denominational thing. Dear Brethren, As a follower of st iGNUtious I am troubled by the spiritual blindness I see evident in the comment I see here before me. Did not the prophet RMS teach the true path?

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-09 Thread Rory Browne
And if you question the political motivations jfgi for osama bin linux. On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 17:22:47 +, Rory Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In all my years of attending Church I never once heard anyone > > discussing Linux. Must be a denominational thing. > > Dear Brethren, > As a fol

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-08 Thread Greg Donald
On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 14:19:38 +, Rory Browne <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > This question is as much about politics, and religion, as it is technical. In all my years of attending Church I never once heard anyone discussing Linux. Must be a denominational thing. -- Greg Donald Zend Certified E

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-08 Thread Rory Browne
This question is as much about politics, and religion, as it is technical. I like mandrake, but I haven't used a distro yet, in which everything 'just worked'. Each distro I tried had some bug in it. Can't remember what they were, and they were easly circumvented, but if you don't know much about

Re: [PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-08 Thread Gareth Williams
I would agree with the Mandrake recommendation. I first installed it a few years back, to help me get started in the Linux/Unix world, and had very little trouble with it. It's hardware recognition has always been very impressive. Since first installing Mandrake, I have often thought I should

[PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-07 Thread g . lams
Pretty difficult question as it's a question of taste :-) If your are new to linux and want to keep your windows (dual-boot), Mandrake would be my advice: in a class with users without experience of linux, they all have been able to install Mandrake (10.1) dual booting windows without a problem

[PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-07 Thread Matthew Weier O'Phinney
* The Disguised Jedi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > I also forgot to mention my hardware. > > P4 2.8 GHz - Notebook > 60 GB HDD w/ 15 GB seperate partition for the linux > CD-RW 24x > WLAN for main connection Almost identical to what I'm writing this on... except my partitions are all linux... ;-) In get

[PHP] Re: [users@httpd] Favorite Linux Distribution

2005-02-07 Thread The Disguised Jedi
I also forgot to mention my hardware. P4 2.8 GHz - Notebook 60 GB HDD w/ 15 GB seperate partition for the linux CD-RW 24x WLAN for main connection Thanks for the responses i've already received! On Mon, 7 Feb 2005 16:31:46 -0700, Chad Leigh -- Shire. Net LLC <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi >