Re: distroX v. distroY

From: Mikhail Wantanabe (skirat1923f_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 06/11/04 

Date: Fri, 11 Jun 2004 13:42:42 -0400

On Fri, 11 Jun 2004 05:37:11 -0700, javac wrote:

> first off, i'm running fedora. presumably there's some safety in
> numbers there, but..
>
> what methodology's are commonly used to evaluate the merits of the
> various distributions? is there, perhaps, a book that discuss' the
> pros and cons of different distributions?
>
> javac at mail dot com

The one you are currently having trouble with is not the one you should be
using.
IOW the famous "distribution switcheroo".
Have trouble with Mandrake and you will be told you should be using Redhat.
Have trouble with Redhat and you will be told you should be using Mandrake.
And on it goes never ending.
Mikhail

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