On Sun, 2010-07-25 at 16:49 +0930, Tim wrote: > On Sun, 2010-07-25 at 10:05 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote: > > When it comes to picking a linux distribution for the first time users > > they *may* be better served by downloading the various liveCDs from > > different distributions and giving them a whirl. Or they could talk > > to their friends and use what they use so they can help each other. > > If I were advising someone about to try Linux which one to try, my > response would be similar: Pick one that you have good support for, > unless you're going to be able to fix all your problems by yourself. > Whether that be support from your friends, or on-line. > > But they'll still go through the following. ;-) > > > Whatever distro they pick they will, inevitably, suffer from the > > "grass is greener" syndrome. :-) > > In the past, I'd be inclined to suggest the same as what I'm using, as > I'm familiar with it. But, these days, knowing that I'll be called upon > endlessly for help, I only tell people that I use Fedora, but they may > be happier with Ubuntu. And I can't help them with Ubuntu, because I > don't use it. > > I tend to agree with the other comment about them having similar > problems, but with a longer-life product, your resolution will probably > have a longer life span, too. > > -- > [tim@localhost ~]$ uname -r > 2.6.27.25-78.2.56.fc9.i686 > > Don't send private replies to my address, the mailbox is ignored. I > read messages from the public lists. > > > I do not see the point of this dispute. Ubuntu catches with newbie bcz its markated heavily compared to fedora. I do not think stability is the issue. Debian lenny is extremely stable but i dont use it bcz its too outdated and debian folks have a frustratingly long release cycle(debian squeez havent yet made it to alpha possibly). And its good that ppl are trying out linux. -- users mailing list users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To unsubscribe or change subscription options: https://admin.fedoraproject.org/mailman/listinfo/users Guidelines: http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Mailing_list_guidelines
