On Topic? Looking for opinions...

From: vance_at_neurotica.com <(vance_at_neurotica.com)>
Date: Sat Nov 29 17:08:23 2003

On Sat, 29 Nov 2003, der Mouse wrote:

> > The big question is: should I go with Slackware or GenToo Linux as my
> > OS?
>
> IMO: no. (Well, you did ask.)

Agreed.

> > I know some are suggesting NetBSD, but I'm looking to make this thing
> > easy enough so my gf can tinker with it [...]
>
> I'm not convinced that adminning one Unix (Linux) is really that
> different from adminning a different Unix (NetBSD) to someone not
> accumstomed to either. (Admittedly, I'm _not_ "someone not accumstomed
> to either", so I'm not really as competent to speak on the subject as I
> might like.)
>
> Unless you have some definite reason to think that Linux would be easier
> for her to tinker with than NetBSD, I don't really see any reason to
> reject it out of hand.

Indeed. Especially since NetBSD's administration is *consistent*. Can't
say the same thing for Linux.

Peace... Sridhar
Received on Sat Nov 29 2003 - 17:08:23 GMT