John Locke wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Jul 2007 16:42:50 +0100, Roy Schestowitz
> <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>> | 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.
>
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!
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