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Distro Taste Test - Linux and Beer
An anonymous reader writes "Those Aussies are mad!!! Linux is an international phenomenon, drawing in developers and users from all over the globe. This diversity is reflected in the enormous number of flavours (or distributions) it is available in. This cornucopia of names reminds me of nothing so much as the world of beer. I thought it would be entertaining to look for parallels between some notable distros and the beers of the world."
Redhat = Samuel Adams. - Why would anyone with any knowledge of beer pick a brit brew for an American distro? Commonly available and well known. Not the best amber in its class, but certainly deserves (great nose - aromatic hops) to be mentioned on anyone's best ale list.
Debian = Celis White. - I'll continue on the wheat beer theme, and this is a great wheat beer. It's hard to get your hands on one. It's cloudy and has yeast on the bottom so it may scare the first timers. But once you get to know it well, you come to love it for its quirkiness.
Slackware = Anchor Old Foghorn. - No casual weekend drinker's beer. If this is your first time, order yourself a half-pint. You don't know what you're getting yourself into.
SuSE = Erdinger Weissbier Dunkel. - Another wheat beer, but darker and full. Meticulously brewed like the distro. Despite being a great beer, few people in the US will ever try it.
MacOS = Smirnoff Ice. - This one's for the hip and groovy image conscious crowd. No one who actually likes beer would ever drink this.