Re: help for a future user
On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote:
> The number one rule for a first-time user in picking a distribution is...
> Use the one that your friends and co-workers use. Best way to get
> good help and feedback.
I wonder about this ... The assumptions are that (1) one has
co-workers/friends/peers that actually use Linux and (2) that these
folk are informed and accessible.
Beyond that, one is left with the question as to whether or not the
common distribution in use is the right distribution for ones personal
circumstances (Just imagine what would happen if one wanted to learn linux
around a bunch of slackware hackers!!). The fact that everyone is using it
means diddly squat (The unfortunate bulk of the computing populace use Winblows)
-- The problem with me is that I have too much opinion
>
> My advice would be to dip your toe in the water with RedHat, then come
> to Debian after you've been swimming for a while.
> You wouldn't want to learn to drive in a Ferrari, right? ;)
Why not? ... just because it is your first time doesn't mean you shouldn't
settle for the best of the very best!! Come to debian!! mail your
questions and querrules to the list... you soon will be answering
questions yourself... He would be a king, should walk with kings!!
--------
Jonathan Lawson
Thermal Processes Unit
Department of Applied Energy and Optical Diagnostics
School of Mechanical Engineering,
Cranfield University,
Cranfield, Bedford. UK.
email j.lawson@cranfield.ac.uk
How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of him that bringeth good tidings,
that publisheth peace; that bringeth good tidings of good,
that publisheth salvation; that saith unto Zion,
Thy God reigneth!
Isaiah 52:7
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