[SWLUG] Which distribution?

[Carter N.]

Hi All,

I'm considering upgrading my distribution, and thought I'd invite people to
recommend/decry the distributions (I bet this is a perennial topic!).

I started with SUSE (allegedly easy to install), but had terrible problems
with Yast, which handled my newer-than-it video card badly when configuring
X. However, once I got X running, I liked the distro. Sadly, SUSE is not
available for download, and has been criticised for having some 'anti-Open'
policies.

I then had Mandrake 7.0 with a book that used it for source-hacking
tutorials. I currently use 8.2. I'm happy with this, but hear Mandrake are
in financial difficulties.

I also noticed a few pro-Debian messages on this list lately.

Would anyone care to suggest their favourite distro, and the reasons for
their favour?

Many thanks,
Neil
--------------------------------------------
Neil Carter            Psychology Department
IT Technician    University of Wales Swansea
                       Wales, United Kingdom

http://psy.swansea.ac.uk/staff/Carter/