Re: Takin' the plunge...
> Okay, this is it. I'm about to take the plunge into Linux, but my
> experience with dumb terminal-based Unix is over 20 years old. In the
> interim, I've been on Windows; a sometimes happy, but always frustrating
and
> infuriating marriage of convenience and productivity-enslavement.
>
> Debian Linux was recommended to me by a friend, but (this is embarrassing
to
> admit, as I feel like a newbie all over again) quite frankly, I'm
> confusingly overwhelmed at the different products now available. Debian,
> RedHat, etc. Everybody says theirs is the best, but they cannot all be
> correct. I don't particularly want to go back to the command line, but I
do
> appreciate the minimalist approach of Unix, especially from a security
> standpoint.
>
> Any suggestions to ease the mind and grease the process?
If you'd like to check out www.distrowatch.com, you are welcome. The site
attempts to compare various Linux distributions in simple table formats. Not
comprehnsive by any means, but it might be helpful.
Ladislav
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