RedHat vs Debian (was Re: Bash Prompt in an XTerm)

[David M <davidm@harmonic.gse.rmit.EDU.AU>]

Hiya Travis,

> I just switched from Red Hat 4.2 to Debian 1.3.1 and I am now realizing how much
> Red Hat really hides you from things.

I was trying to decide what distribution to install (RedHat versus Debian)
just b4 I shifted to Linux.  I must say in the beginning I was very much
inclined at RedHat as most discussions on the Linux newsgroups seem to be
RedHat related ( I guess RedHat user base is larger than Debian's ) but
the cooperative spirit of Debian made me choose it instead :-) I really
think it is a neat community and I wanted to be part of it and eventually
contribute as well. 

My question to you is how do you find them (which one do you think is
best; if there is such a thing as 'best').  Any particular features etc
you prefer on one over the other?  Are there any reviews (as neutral as
possible) on how the two compare?  Are they compatible?  How hard is it to
move from one to the other? 

Thanx,

Dave


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