Re: Choosing a distribution (was: Just a simple query)
On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 4:58 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:59:38 -0400, Burhan Hanoglu wrote:
>
>> On Wed, Oct 26, 2011 at 1:43 PM, Camaleón <noelamac@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On Wed, 26 Oct 2011 22:55:40 +0530, Linux Tyro wrote:
>>>
>>>> I am beginner in Linux and do another job. But I use computer very
>>>> less. Just a simple doubts regarding the selection. Please suggest me
>>>> regarding the following:
>>>>
>>>> "Debian vs openSUSE for a novice"
>>>
>>> Well, being this a Debian mailing list, my bet is that most people here
>>> will blindly point you to Debian ;-P
>>
>> Not really;
>
> "Not really" what? "Blindly"? There was an emoticon placed there, dude :-)
Okay okay, I missed that, fine...:(
>
>> Debian is (at least) one of the best GNU/Linux distributions to use if
>> you want to experience the excitement of discovering the real Linux
>> /Unix stuff behind the GUI. Otherwise; Debian again is one of the best
>> distros considering stability and freedom.
>
> I'm not sure that "stability" and "freedom" were inside the "novice" part
I'm not sure what you mean here...
> but anyway, openSUSE is also stable (rock solid) and cares about your
> freedom ;-)
I have no objection to any other distribution in this matter; that's
why I said "...(at least) one of the best GNU/Linux distributions...".
But don't forget that OpenSuse is a testing environment for SLES, same
way Fedora is for RHEL. Well; this doesn't mean they are bad distros,
but a fact is still a fact....:)
Sincerely,
Burhan
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