From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from mta01-svc.ntlworld.com ([62.253.162.41]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca with esmtp (Exim 3.34 #1 (Debian)) id 16r8i0-0005Ed-00 for ; Fri, 29 Mar 2002 21:35:12 -0500 Received: from genaj ([80.4.50.216]) by mta01-svc.ntlworld.com (InterMail vM.4.01.03.27 201-229-121-127-20010626) with SMTP id <20020330023516.YGFI278.mta01-svc.ntlworld.com@genaj> for ; Sat, 30 Mar 2002 02:35:16 +0000 From: "Georgina Joyce" To: Subject: RE: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? Date: Sat, 30 Mar 2002 02:35:14 -0000 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2910.0) Importance: Normal In-Reply-To: <000f01c1d779$688759c0$25329718@ubr.charterne.com> X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000 Sender: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca Errors-To: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.8 Precedence: bulk Reply-To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Reply-To: List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: Speakup is a screen review system for Linux. List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Hi Don't get me wrong because I love Debian. I use it and won't go back to Slackware but it is Slackware that comes on well, sort of on 1 cd. If you don't have an internet connection or the hardware, you'll need all 3 cd's. -----Original Message----- From: speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca [mailto:speakup-admin@braille.uwo.ca]On Behalf Of Alex Snow Sent: 29 March 2002 23:28 To: speakup@braille.uwo.ca Subject: Re: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? My linux box isn't up yet, but I already have a favorite: debian. It only takes up 1 cd, has the lowest minimum requirements I know. I will also use slackware (zipspeak) temperarily until I can get a 500 meg hd for the 486 I'm going to put linux on. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Igor Gueths" To: Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 4:13 PM Subject: Re: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? Hi Greg. I don't have a favorite distro, because the only one I have used thus far is Debian. However, I can say that Debian has an awesome package manager! I may try Redhat and/or slackware in the future just to see how they work. ----- Original Message ----- From: Gregory Nowak To: Sent: Friday, March 29, 2002 3:42 PM Subject: gnu/linux distros, was: Re: flame wars? > Since you're a gnu/linux veteran, at the risk of starting a distro war, may I ask if you have a favorate distro? If so, which one and why. Thanks. > Greg > > > On Fri, Mar 29, 2002 at 07:34:46PM +0800, Kerry Hoath wrote: > > I don't think any particular user is a lamer or a looser or any other demeaning > > term. > > I do have a problem when a user asks a question that I have allready > > answered in a message to them. > > If you don't understand something ask for clarification, and if at first you don't understand > > a message I have sent answering your question, stash it away since > > you may get a piece of knowledge that will clear things up. > > I agree; list trafic is low on this list, and if it were not; > > I would unsubscribe since I pay per megabyte received at 20.9 cents per meg. > > I do remember when I was new to Linux, although when I got involved > > the only distribution available was sls and you build everything from > > source once you had core binaries. These were the days of kernel 0.99p4 > > which had no networking code in it by default and no sound driver. > > As a result; I am used to doing things the hard way, > > and in some cases the slow way. Things have definitely become easier > > however there is still a lot to learn for the new user. > > If terms are confusing, try http://www.whatis.com since they have both a simple and complex > > definition of a lot of things that suits the novice and expert alike. > > Remember, there are list archives, and although this can be tedious often they may > > contain answers to problems that have allready been covered on the list. > > This does not mean you are not free to re-ask a question, but it can save time > > if the answer is easy to find. > > > > Regards, Kerry. > > On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 05:16:56PM -0500, Igor Gueths wrote: > > > Yeah I might do that. But he might think I am a lamer or something. But I don't think that lamers understand C too well. > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Ann Parsons > > > To: > > > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 5:05 PM > > > Subject: flame wars? > > > > > > > > > > Hi all, > > > > > > > > Igor, you're right for the most part. think maybe you need to write > > > > privately to Kerry and find out why he is miffed with you. > > > > No reason for flame wars. > > > > > > > > I will state again, that if you don't know what you're looking for in > > > > docs, it doesn't do you a bit of good to look for it. 'rmuser' is not > > > > 'userdel', and the second command can not be found unless you know it > > > > exists. I suspect too, that the reference in the documentation is to > > > > deleting users rather than removing them, hence the stumbling block. > > > > I repeat, if you look on linuxdoc for 'skuzzy', you won't find it. If > > > > you look for SCSI, you'll find documentation galore. > > > > > > > > No worries, think there's just been a misunderstanding. > > > > > > > > Ann P. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Ann K. Parsons > > > > email: akp@eznet.net ICQ Number: 33006854 > > > > WEB SITE: http://home.eznet.net/~akp > > > > "All that is gold does not glitter. Not all those who wander are lost." JRRT > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Speakup mailing list > > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Speakup mailing list > > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > > > > > > -- > > Kerry Hoath: kerry@gotss.net kerry@gotss.eu.org or kerry@gotss.spice.net.au > > ICQ: 8226547 msn: kerry@gotss.net Yahoo: kerryhoath@yahoo.com.au > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Speakup mailing list > > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? 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