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[Samir Faci]

hmm.... Novell issue aside.

I wouldn't recommend FreeBSD or slack for a new user.  Ubuntu has
gotten very popular lately and is pretty user friendly.  Good hardware
detection.

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Samir

On 1/28/07, Scott Lockwood <scott at cashnetusa.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 2007-01-28 at 16:23 -0600, Christopher S. Susi wrote:
> > Trying to get into Linux again (after having many attempts over the past 12
> > years) I wasn't asking to defend, but looking for pro/cons that affect your
> > choice to formulate why I may want to stay with SUSE or look at other
> > options.
> >
> > The older I get and the less time I have on this earth, the less I want to
> > be spending my time "experimenting" as I used to when I was younger.
> >
> > Recognizing the potential religious implications of the question, let it be
> > known I'm an atheist who looks towards rational reasoning.
>
>
> Ok - in plain English then, I'm unhappy with Novell's deal with
> Microsoft, and will not TOUCH their distro as a result.
>
> >From a technical standpoint, I'm sure it's a fire distro.
>
> I like Ubuntu for my laptop. It just works. I like Slackware and FreeBSD
> on my servers. They just work, too.
>
> YMMV
>
> Scott
>
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