fc3 evaluation

[Parek Andrada]

On Apr 11, 2005 10:24 AM, Bob McClure Jr <robertmcclure at earthlink.net> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 11, 2005 at 09:57:06AM -0700, Parek Andrada wrote:
> > First off be gentle, noob here.
> >
> > I'm trying to evaluate various freeware linux distros to implement as
> > desktop and server. Seems that there's a myriad of distros to choose
> > from and I want to know some people that have gone thru my path.
> > 1. Mandrake seems to be consumer-oriented. Official requires you to
> > pay yearly membership for updates although you can get updates without
> > being a member (no fee) if you urpmi from mirrors other than Mandrake.
> > 2. A lot of red hat-based distros like wbel (very active mailing
> > lists, but just maintained by 1 person), centos (updates regularly as
> > community based), lineox (did not test), Scientific Linux, etc.
> 
> I've been very happy with KRUD (Kevin's RedHat Uber Distribution)
> 
>   https://secure.tummy.com/Order/krud.html
> 
> It is a superset of (now) Fedora Core with all the current updates
> and bugfixes applied.  You can get a monthly subscription for
> $110/year or get the current issue for $12.  I have two of my clients
> on subscriptions, and I update my own five machines from my own
> subscription.  They lag two or three months behind a new FC version
> just to let the dust settle and make sure things are stable.
> 
> > 3. Suse based, novell (requires fees for updates after 1 free year),
> > yoper (synaptic upgrades)
> >
> > Also tried debian, ubuntu, slackware and freebsd and the more I test
> > the more I get confused on what to use as some has
> > strengths/weaknesses. Now, I just want some honest opinions not biased
> > on some distro although I am biased on fc3 as I am sending to this
> > lists!
> 
> Cheers,
> --
> Bob McClure, Jr.             Bobcat Open Systems, Inc.
> robertmcclure at earthlink.net  http://www.bobcatos.com
> The best things in life aren't things.
> 

Hi Bob!
Based on my readings on this list. It's nice to have you and Rick in
this list. You two help out a lot in this list. Thanks!
/Parek