another 2 cents:

I would like to add that many small businesses, machine shops,
electronics/software development, and mom-pop ISP's run at least 1
linux/bsd box as they aren't cost intensive. Though most I have run
across just want it to run their firewall/website/email/samba, and
they can't afford a real admin or even serious consultancy; I have
found 30-40 dollars/hour is what most of them are willing to contract
for, which makes it a little hard to earn a living if your aren't
single.

Also, although I have been installing/using debian since '95, In the
last year I have moved completely to Gentoo. Specifically for it's
reasonably comprehensive package management system - which is easily
on par with apt if not better - and for the various tools available to
quickly and cleanly deal with any package conflicts that may arise.
The other primary benefit is the ease with which the GRSEC and
hardened toolchain are compiled into the system.


On Fri, 07 Jan 2005 09:03:17 -0700, Tyler Strickland
<tyler@adoptionmedia.com> wrote:
> On 01/06/2005 07:32 PM, Nathan England wrote:
> >>I'm a system admin for AdoptionMedia.  We're primarily a LAMP shop,
> >>though we do have several Solaris boxes that I'm trying to phase out
> >>(hard to do with a 14-proc 6500).  We're currently running Slackware on
> >>all our Linux servers, but I'd like to move to Debian when I we get a
> >>second admin hired to help with the workload.
> >
> >
> > As a slack user, what is your motivation for moving to debian?
> > I'm not trying to start a flame war, just honestly asking. I've used knoppix,
> > and that's it.
> 
> Well, there are two main reasons I'd like to move:
> 1.  Familiarity -  I've been working with Debian a lot longer than I've
> been working with Slack.
> 2.  Package management - apt is hard to beat.
> 
> I find debian strikes a nice balance between automation and power - I
> can do things my own way if I want, but if I just want to install a
> program with the default options, apt-get is my best friend.  I
> recognize that there are several package management systems with
> Slackware, but I like the standardization of debian.
> 
> I've run Mandrake, Suse, Red Hat, Debian, and Slackware during my Linux
> experience, and I've come to prefer Debian for my own use, though I have
> no major problem with any of the others.
> 
> Tyler
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