From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta05bw.bigpond.com ([139.134.6.95]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.35 #1 (Debian)) id 17upuF-0001X1-00 for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 03:51:23 -0400 Received: from swordfish ([144.135.24.69]) by mta05bw.bigpond.com (Netscape Messaging Server 4.15 mta05bw Jul 16 2002 22:47:55) with SMTP id H3374O00.AOF for ; Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:50:48 +1000 Received: from 144.139.11.170 ([144.139.11.170]) by bwmam01.mailsvc.email.bigpond.com(MailRouter V3.0n 2/11289994); 27 Sep 2002 17:50:43 Message-ID: <002e01c265fb$086923a0$aa0b8b90@blitztechnology.net> From: "Mitchell Smith" To: References: <002a01c265f3$47d07fa0$bf393c44@flint01.mi.comcast.net> Subject: Re: slackware vs redhat Date: Fri, 27 Sep 2002 17:53:55 +1000 Organization: Blitz Technology MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1106 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1106 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.11 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Greetings, I myself am a Debian user, however I have had the experience of using both RedHat and Slackware, and these are my thoughts on the comments put forward. > 1. redhat is out of date Umm out of date? As far as I am aware RedHat release more frequently than Slackware, and there is always the up2date utility to make sure your RedHat system is kept current with all the latest security fixes etc. > 2. redhat takes too many resources and is slower by over 50% This is highly dependant on what applications you have installed. If you installed the same packages on a Slackware system than you did on a RedHat system they would run at exactly the same speed, short of a couple of kernel patches that may vary speed *slightly* but not as much as 50%. > 3. doesnt take as much disk space and is easier to install. Slackware's installation is slightly more text based than the RedHat installer, however I personally found RedHat easyer to get up and running quickly. As for the comment on disk space, this once again depends on what you install. RedHat does install a number of packages that I personally feel are not terribly necessary, however with RedHat's package management system it is easy enough to remove unwanted packages. > 4. redhat updates every few months or so...... Hahaha, I thought comment one said that RedHat is out of date *grins*. What it basicly comes down to is preference, work in the environment in which you feel most cumfortable. If you are fairly new to Linux then it may be a good idea to go with the same distribution that you have friends / coworkers to help you with. If you have been using RedHat for a while and you find it does what you need then I'd say, why change it. I hope this has been helpful. >>From Mitchell