[Fwd: Re: [Wylug-help] Which Version of Linux?]

[Philip Wyett]

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> From: Anne Wilson <cannewilson at tiscali.co.uk>
> To: philip.wyett at w-tech.co.uk
> Subject: Re: [Wylug-help] Which Version of Linux?
> Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 19:43:13 +0100
> On Monday 24 Oct 2005 19:26, Philip Wyett wrote:
> >
> > Mandrake/Mandriva - Waste of space and dependency hell.
> >
> I've been using it for 4 years and rarely seen a dependency problem if 
> you use Mandriva's own tools.  I say rarely, because there was one day, 
> about two years ago, when the mirrors got out of sync, and that *was* 
> hell.
> 
> I echo the advice given by others - if a friend already runs linux, use 
> the distro he uses.  Every distro has is strengths and weaknesses, but 
> generally they are all good, and a good deal more stable than the other 
> OS.
> 
> Anne

Hi,

I am not doing down Mandrake/Mandriva totally as it has it's merits, but
when it comes to issues they seem to be head of the queue. My all time
favourite is the Mandrake 9.2 install Lucky/Goldstar (LG) drive killer
and the blaming of LG for not testing their drives against Mandrake, but
no taking responsibility for a lack of Quality Control.

Another issue with Mandriva is the mass of variants, club this and
update that. Not great in aiding any newcomer who is looking for
clarity.

Regards

Phil

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