On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:08:59 -0400, Oldtech <me@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>John Locke wrote:
>> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:42:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
>> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>>> | I would also strongly dispute the notion that IT managers would be daunted by
>>> | these many distros. No offense, but any IT manager worth their salt is not
>>> | just going to visit Distrowatch to find their first Linux distribution
>>> | deployment. They're going to research other sources, talk to peers, and very
>>> | likely contact the larger commercially oriented distribution companies. So
>>> | again, tossing out the Big! Scary! 359! Distros! number is really just
>>> | that--a scare tactic.
>>
>> Better 359 distros then none at all. Just think for a moment if we
>> lived in a parallel universe where there was no Linux but only
>> Microshaft. What a God awful, drab world that would be. Linux
>> makes things interesting. The multiple distros are fun. So everyone
>> please enjoy yourselves while you can. In the next life, we may not
>> be so fortunate.
>>
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>There are 315 LiveCDroms, FREE at http://livecdlist.com
>
>Then, there are the 100 most popular Open Source BSD and Linux distros
>at http://distrowatch.com and another couple hundred waiting in the
>wings to get on the list, after being viable for at least 3 months.
>
>Even with some cross posting to those lists, the numbers exceed "359"!
>
>Haven't even looked at the huge listings at http://linux.org and
>http://freeos.org and a few others, yet!
>
>Really, the huge number of distros is easily sorted by the update method:
>
>RPM (Red Hat, Mandriva)
>APT (Advanced Package Technology initially for Debian based distros)
>YUM/YAST (Suse update systems)
>Src ( Compiled from Source code )
>
>Now, most RPM and YUM systems also can use an APT updater.
>
>GNU/Linux is in a constant evolution, as over 2,000 lines of accepted
>code is done each day! Even on Saturdays and Sundays, and holidays!
>
>No proprietary vendor can match the passion of true artists who labor
>tirelessly to improve their works!
>
>I personally enjoy Mepis, PCLinuxOS, Frenzy, FreeSBIE,
>DamnSmallLinux,Fedora,PC-BSD, Kondura(on my DEC Alpha), clusterKnoppix,
>Knoppix, Whax, Lycoris, Libranet, Turbolinux, Kubuntu, Hamshack,
>Gparted, MiniKnoppix, Debian, Whoppix, Slax, STD, PHLAK, and, there are
>others, fondly remembered, less often used, sitting here in spindles.
>
>In fact, I consider someone who doesn't carry around a small portfolio
>of at least a dozen different distros as you would consider a plumber
>with no tools!
Sounds Great ! Who says data processing isn't fun !
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