[Gllug] Distribution Pecking Order So far

[Dan Kolb]

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On Wednesday 24 Oct 2001 15:35 pm, Bruce Richardson wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 24, 2001 at 10:58:11AM +0100, Paul Brazier wrote:
> > What might be interesting as well is why people use the distros they do.
> No.  That's just a recipe for flammage.  Cue loads of "I use X because
> it just gets it right and Y has a stupid config" messages - oops,
> already had one, I see.

Or something like RedHat bundling a bleeding-edge GCC with their distro, 
which broke kernel compilation?

> Choosing a distribution is like choosing a colour to paint your bedroom
> - deeply personal and as much about aesthetics as practicalities.

I use Slackware because I like it. 'nuff said :-) Actually, I also like it 
because of the (lack of) package management - it doesn't hold my hand, so I'm 
free to play and upgrade with the system how I want, and if I break the 
system, I can revert back to older versions without having to fight with a 
package manager saying that 'so-and-so is already installed'.

I use Irix on an Indy because that's what it came with, and I haven't had 
time to play around with Linux yet (I'd want to stick another hard drive in 
there for that, anyway). It's the same reason I've got Solaris on my Suns.

I've got OpenBSD as a firewall because, quite frankly, I trust it to be 
secure, and I much prefer the firewall/NAT configuration compared to Linux.

Dan
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