Alan Dayley wrote:

>On Sunday 28 November 2004 10:42 pm, Michael Sammartano wrote:
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>>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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Well said I will bow to Alan. Although I am completely for the user 
using his knowledge against corporations and thier EULA's . I will 
support any child involved in a "free" environment especially if it 
involves software or coookies.....

>>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".
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>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!
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>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.
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>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?).
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>Alan
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