RE: [TCLUG:5603] RedHat 6 vs Caldera 2.2

[Brady Hegberg <bradyh@bitstream.net>]

Just curious:

I've noticed that Slackware has been losing mindshare to Debian 
lately.  I've also seen that recently people have stopped even mentioning 
Slackware when they list distros.  Does anybody have speculation on why 
this is?  I've heard and read that Slackware doesn't seem to be trying to 
keep up with the latest changes (glibc, 2.2.x kernel etc) or at least 
waiting longer than the other distros to impliment them.  I can see how 
this could be a good thing in a way...obviously people running servers 
don't necessarily want to upgrade to the latest, potentially unstable 
releases...but on the other hand...

Wondering what other people have to say about this.

>> I have never run Linux before and would like to install it on
>> an extra HDD I
>> have here.  I have been asking some people about what I
>> should install and
>> they all told me slackware, but it seems you guys aren't big
>> slackware fans?
>
>IMHO, slackware is an *excellent* distribution, but the reason for that is
>because it is set up a little better for doing extreme customization of your
>server/workstation.
>
>For this very reason, slackware is inherently more difficult for a new Linux
>user to pick up and use. I started out on slackware and was nearly fed-up
>with Linux until I tried RedHat. RedHat (and Caldera, though I haven't used
>it) is SO much easier to install and setup that I really wouldn't recommend
>slackware to a new user unless you already have a bunch of experience on
>other Unix platforms. I know several people (outside of this list) who use
>slackware for commercial web servers because they can better fine-tune it to
>their exact security and application specifications.
>
>In a nutshell, they're all Linux and have the same capabilities, but RedHat
>(and others) have chosen to build more user-friendly install and
>configuration programs, which can bloat your installation somewhat
>(acceptable to most people, and still way better than NT) and may compromise
>the fine granularity of configuration capabilities that slackware provides.
>
>Just my 2 cents.
>
>Neal
>
>
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