RE: [TCLUG:12143] hello

[Ben Kochie <ben@nerp.net>]

I think that was a good summary.. adding the folowing lines

Corel Linux: great newbie workstation, not a great newbie server, or
newbie development box.

reasons: I have been talking to a person on irc about their corel
instal.. it doesnt' come with a full set of gcc/utils and corel has not
packaged working apache, php, etc.. and without source, or working install
of slink bins (old) it's a pain in the ass to do simple web serving out of
the box.  (which is necessary for newbie users)

Thank You,
        Ben Kochie (ben@nerp.net)

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On Wed, 12 Jan 2000 Nick.T.Reinking@supervalu.com wrote:

> Actually, here's my assessment of the current Linux distribution scene:
> 
> Corel Linux: *extremely* easy to set up and get running.  It works far better 
> than
> any other Linux distribution that I've seen up to this point.  However, most 
> Linux
> users will eventually start longing for me, as it covers up a lot of Linux's 
> power
> with a easy-to-use GUI.
> 
> Redhat/Caldera/SuSE/Mandrake-Linux: Moderately easy to install.  Fairly
> powerful, but these tend to suffer from "feature-itis" - they don't tend to be 
> the
> most stable.  I'd recommend these as a starting point for most computer 
> literate folks.
> 
> Slackware/Debian: More "hardcore-ish" distributions.  If you really want to
> learn Linux quickly, jump right in on these - although you might find yourself
> over your head really quickly.  I find that these two tend to be highly stable
> distributions, and very powerful - but not extremely user friendly.
> 
> I'm sorry if I've missed any other distributions - but these seem to be the
> most common distributions out there at this point.
> 
> Nick Reinking
> 
>