Re: [SLUG] A beginners question

From: bpreece1@tampabay.rr.com
Date: Mon Nov 04 2002 - 08:59:32 EST


Yes Tina Gasperson did a great Story on Xandros Linux.
http://newsforge.com/article.pl?sid=02/10/21/1749230&mode=thread&tid=23
You may want to read this write up. It sounds like they have started to do
things that Corel was suppose to have.

Enjoy.
Bill Preece

----- Original Message -----
From: "casey fraites" <fraites185@yahoo.com>
To: <slug@nks.net>
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2002 3:47 AM
Subject: Re: [SLUG] A beginners question

> Hey Guys I need some product reviews on the newst
> versions of linux what have you hear about SUSU 8.1
> and the new kernal what do that mean for linux users
> and this it wortth price $99 than purchaseing red hat
> 8.0 $39 and has any one heard of xandos linux used to
> make by corel people ?
> --- Ronan Heffernan <ronan@iotcorp.com> wrote:
> > casey fraites wrote:
> > > thank you for your time Ronan
> > >
> > > For your insite on networking with linux I am
> > college
> > > student and I help out at a local computer shop
> > in
> > > town I am looking to network a small amount of
> > > computers what brand of linux would you recommend
> > I
> > > hear that redhat is used mostly in enterprise and
> > > small businesses Is there tutoruals on the net to
> > > help learn the basics of operating linux ??
> >
> >
> > What kind of user do you want to be? Do you want to
> > help your computer
> > shop by installing and supporting Linux on white
> > boxes (major
> > involvement)? Do you just want to use Linux as a
> > Desktop for word
> > processing, email, etc. (very little tutorial
> > needed, especially if
> > someone else sets-up your box). Software Developer
> > (a special breed of
> > insanity on any platform)? Do you want to set-up a
> > home LAN or your own
> > ISP? What you want to use Linux for will dictate
> > what kind of
> > books/tutorials that you need, and should influence
> > how you initially
> > approach Linux.
> >
> > There are many books on learning Linux or using
> > Linux. The O'Reilly
> > books are solid, but they seem a bit technical for a
> > first book. The
> > Hillsborough County Public Library system has quite
> > a few
> > introduction-grade books on Linux (including Linux
> > for Dummies). If you
> > need to pick-up an elective, or a CS class, any
> > basic course on UNIX
> > will teach you a lot about the underlying structures
> > of Linux (commands,
> > filesystem layout, lore, etc.) in case you want to
> > know the gory details.
> >
> > I have used SuSE for the last five years. I like
> > the installer (which
> > does a great job of recognizing your hardware and
> > configuring your
> > system to match) and the packages which are
> > installed and configured
> > automatically. Honestly, once a machine is
> > installed and configured the
> > way that you like it, all of the major distros work
> > in pretty-much the
> > same way (which is no surprise when you figure that
> > the most important
> > differentiating factor between distros is the
> > installer software). Red
> > Hat is not only common in Enterprises; it is very
> > popular for home use,
> > and Mandrake which is popular primarly in homes is
> > based on Red Hat.
> >
> > If you want to play with Linux without a major
> > investment of time or
> > knowledge, you can bring your box to a SLUG meeting
> > and you should find
> > someone who will help install and configure Linux
> > for you. Then you can
> > use it as a Desktop and let your learning be driven
> > by your needs. If
> > you are going to do this, you should coordinate on
> > the list to make sure
> > that someone will be at the meeting who can help,
> > and that someone will
> > be bringing a distro to install.
> >
> > --ronan
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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