[PLUG] "Gender" issues

[Matthew L. Wirges]

* Charles Allen <crallen@purdue.edu> [010927 09:49]:
>     I was wondering if you guys could inform me of the strengths and 
> weaknesses of the major distributions.  I am sinserely curious about 
> them.  I curretnly use RH7.1 and I wonder if there's a distro out there 
> more suited to my ability level and needs.  
What is your ability level?  What are your needs?  Tough to tell you
what distribution you should use if you don't say what you need it to do.
Overall, I suggest Debian.  Its best for intermediate to advanced users,
plus nothing beats it as far as package management.  I find that debian
allows me to create a very customized system for myself.  I install the
base system and then add only the packages and other software that I
want.  No extra garbage taking up space :)
> Is there a site that takes a 
> third party view at the different distros?
http://www.linux.org/dist/english.html <- Gives a nice synopsis of each
distribution.

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