Distro Wars was [Certifications - Thoughts?]

> First of all: I'm totally and sadly a Newbie on Linux.

We all were once.

> Second a couple of questions: I've been reading allot about Linux and I'm
> prepared to install it on my machine at home. (I have a couple of friends
> that are Linux enthusiast). Which distribution is the one that you, as a
> list, use? Then again, which distribution is best suited for a Web and
> Client/Server programmer? I know about Chilisoft as an ASP Server, but I
> need more guidance.

As a list we are divided. Unlike Redmond, linux gives everyone a choice. I
prefer RH, but that is just MY personal preference.

Redhat - good support (rpmfind.net), nice gui install, getting a little bloated
(min install with X is almost 1GB)
Mandrake - Variation on RH, see above
Debian - slow to update stable distro, good tools for updating and installing

You will need one of those three (or another distro) to use Chilisoft's ASP
server since it is just an application, not an OS.

> I'm totally new to the environment. Although I had my share of C/C++
> programming at collage, I haven't use it in a while.