Re: [Hampshire] Time for a new distribution

Quoting Vic <lug@???>:

> > are there many fedora core users on this list?
>
> I'm an occasional Fedora user. But I prefer RHEL-based distros, since most
> of the boxes I install want long lifespans...

ok

> > The commercial bias is a plus since i have done tech support for schools
> > in the past and might need to do some linux in the future although i
> > dont know which distro. Although may end up in a commercial enviroment
> > in time.
>
> RedHat have an *enormous* market share. RH-based distros are very well put
> together, are easy to use, and give you a range of focus from the very
> conservative to the bleeding-edge.
>
> The one significant downside of a RH-based distro is the number of people
> who insist on telling you how difficult they found rpm in 1729. You will
> be regailed by stories of how apt is so superior to rpm, despit the fact
> that apt and yum have been available for RPM-based distros for many years
> now, and dpkg is the Debian-style programme equivalent to rpm...

It left you scared then ;)

> > I will still be able to get codecs for media players for example.
>
> You can get codes for all distros, I believe. What you are up against is
> that many will not ship with the codecs installed because US patent law
> makes that illegal.

Buying a distro would presumably mean some of the money has gone to the license
of those codecs.

Martin N

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