On Sunday 28 November 2004 10:42 pm, Michael Sammartano wrote:
> I have to disagree here. I am using SuSE 9.1 pro and I have a cox
> account. I am also hosting my own site for personal use but I have to
> re-direct to port 9999. The upside to cox is speed. Qwest sux on this
> note. I have 3mb down and up is usually like 128k. This also varies, but
> I am also using a pII 300mhz box w/ 128mb RAM as a web server. Also I am
> running init 2 so no gui taking up memory.

I think the point about using Cox or Qwest or anyone else is this:  If you 
plan to run a server, you should find a provider with the terms of service 
that allows you to run a server.  It is possible to run a server on nearly 
any (all?) internet connection but it can be in violation of your terms of 
service from the provider.

Most of the time Cox or Qwest "residential" or "personal" accounts do not 
allow for servers and their accounts that do allow it are fairly expensive.  
Other providers allow servers at a lower fee.  Check the terms of service 
before you sign up.

> As far as a distro that is user friendly, RH's gui is not friendly,
> where as Knoppix is, but it also has many Debian traits. I have used
> Mandrake and I am unimpressed, I Have also tried Mepis and again
> unimpressed. The folks at SuSE have made life simple, and almost
> foolproof. Most geeks don't like it due to the Yast license which last I
> chaecked should now be "free".

My whole family (wife and children) is on Fedora.  It'll be one year this 
coming January that we put the Windows hard drive on the shelf and have not 
taken it down yet!

Your distro of choice is a matter of personal preference.  I suggest that new 
users looking for a good desktop try one of SuSE, Fedora (Red Hat) or 
Mandrake.  Any of these makes a good desktop to start with and can be used as 
a server, should you want to do that.  The main differences are in the 
configuration tools and package management.  Day to day use will be nearly 
the same on any one of them.

If you need CD's of a particular distro or two, let the list know and Dennis 
or someone else can get some to you at a meeting or in the Krispy Kreme 
parking lot (That's where I have made several exchanges of blanks for a 
burned distro.  Maybe PLUGgers like donuts?).

Alan
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