taharka <res00vl8@xxxxxxxxxx> writes: > Howdy, > > On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 09:07 -0700, Craig White wrote: >> On Sat, 2006-04-15 at 16:57 +0100, Leon wrote: >> > Dear all, >> > >> > Lately, I have been bringing my laptop to work in my office in a >> > Univ. My colleagues are amazed how pretty the os is (I use the default >> > theme). I have shown them some of the greatest features of linux like >> > the security issue and the vast of free software that do a better job >> > than its windows counterpart. >> > >> > They are interested and want me to help them install linux to their >> > laptop too. From my experience with FC5 since test1, I am not very >> > confident. FC5 is great for experienced people who can fix some minor >> > bugs but it doesn't seems to be a distribution to new users. I would >> > now recommend them to use SuSE linux but would be good to hear your >> > opinions. >> ---- >> If you want a 'stable' OS - there's RHEL (pay) or CentOS (free) > > I wouldn't consider these distros easy for new/first time users. > >> If you want the 'leading edge' in desktop applications, Fedora is a >> great place to be. Any distribution that is on the leading edge is going >> to have some rough edges. > > Some distributions on the leading edge have more rough edges than > others. Compare FC5 to SuSE linux 10.0. A new user is going to have a > better first time experience with SuSE. That's exactly the reason. Frustration will make them not look back at linux for another 6-7 years although we know for those brave enough to stay using linux for more than 3 months usually are happy they choose the right os. > >> Craig > > taharka > > Lexington, Kentucky U.S.A. -- Leon
