[ltp] Hi to all & IBM R50

[linux-thinkpad@linux-thinkpad.org]

i can't believe it.

unbiased and accurate advice for newbies.

great catch and it might seem like a small thing but you should see how
much drivel gets blurted out to noobs requesting info.

btw,,,

i can remember redhat qas far bask as 1995.
i guess hat makes me a old fart.





<quote who="joshua timberman">
> On Tue, 28 Dec 2004 09:21:05 +0100, Emmanuel DOGUET <ml@doguet.com> wrote:
>>
>>         For serveur, I'm a Redhat user (Fedora now perhaps) but for my
>>         IBM R50 what is the best Linux distribution ?
>
> I would guess that like most Linux-based communities, this mailing
> list is made of mostly people who have only used one or two
> distributions. As such, most people will only have one or two
> recommendations based on their personal experiences.
>
> Choosing a distribution can be daunting given the sheer number of
> choices.  Each has strengths and weaknesses and not all of them will
> be easy to set up and use, or even maintain.  Not every distribution
> will support everything you want to do with your R50.  Some people
> will say "You can always tweak and install what you want to make it
> work."
>
> Let me tell you though, after 10 years of running a Linux desktop, and
> 5 years of professionally supporting Linux servers and desktops, not
> everyone wants to put in extra time to "make" something work, when
> they could use another distribution that supports that feature out of
> the box.
>
> Personally, SuSE 9.2 Professional suits my needs better than any other
> distribution I've used.  I don't like the "hands on" or "do it
> yourself" distributions like Slackware, Gentoo and even Debian.  The
> ease of use in this distributions isn't sufficient for me to get
> something working so I can use it.  I don't have time to spend
> tinkering with kernel configurations and finding obscure packages to
> support hardware that is fairly commonplace.
>
> My recommendation for you is to try a few distributions and find which
> fits your needs.  I would start with Fedora Core 3, Debian Sarge, SuSE
> 9.2, Mandrake (10?) and if you are up to it one of those build it
> yourself distributions like Gentoo or Slackware.  Good luck.
>