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Slackware

+ Rock Solid
+ Loads of Documentation
+ Doesn't support RPM's (some see this as a plus)
+ Anything with a tar.gz will work on it
+ Doesn't support RPM's
+ Will _not_ support RPM's
+ does have the capability to turn an RPM into a slack pack .tgz (grrrr...)

I'm probably the only one in the LUG that uses it.

nathan


Am 26 Donnerstag September 2002 09:01 nachmittags/abends schrieb George Toft:
> > Michael Knee wrote:
> >
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm just getting started with Open Source, although I have several
> > years experioence with Solaris and HP-UX.  What does the group
> > think are the strengths and weaknesses of the various distibutions
> > (Red Hat, Mandrake, SuSE)?
> >
> > Michael knee
>
> Welcome, Michael!!!
>
>
> Red Hat
> + Large Market share
> + Lots of documentation
> + Most commercial products built/certified for it
> + Lots of support
> + Uses Gnome desktop, which is standard for Solaris now
> + up2date via RHN for keeping your box up to date
> - They change stuff from the original package to suit themselves, and
> have been known to send their lawyers after those who provide bad press
> about it (see documentation for mplayer to see what I mean)
>
> Mandrake
> + Based on Red Hat - 99% compatible RPM's - see first 4 Red Hat +'s
> + Pentium-optimized packages
> - Mandrake-specific support is flakey
>
> SuSE
> + Large Market share
> + Includes everything, including the kitchen sink
> + Awesome admin GUI - point & click set up for printers, TV cards,
> network, services, yada yada yada
> + Company actually responds to bug reports and package suggestions
> - Sprechen Sie Deutsch?  Some things have not yet been converted to
> English.
> - YaST (the admin tool) is a pain in the ass for an evolving server when
> you are adding/removing services.
>
> Debian
> + Rock solid
> + Most of this LUG run it
> + Most of this LUG run it
> + Most of this LUG run it
> - Not too much at the local bookstore on it
> - Challenging for some people to get used to (like me)
>
> Caldera
> + Solid distro
> - Way behind on updates
> - Small market share and support
>
> Regards,
>
> George
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