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Fedora, SuSE And Mandrake Compared

Posted by timothy on from the mix-and-match dept.

gmuslera writes "This weekend 2 comparisions were made between latest Fedora, SuSE and Mandrake Linux distributions. The first one was done by FlexBeta and in general goes deep, done by people that seem to know Linux, and good around its 9 pages. The later one was done by The Washington Post (yahoo news link) and shows another view of those 3 distributions, from someone that seems to dislike Linux and don't know enough about it. In what of those extremes are the average new user experience with those distributions?" Update: 07/06 01:01 GMT by T : Note that long-time Washington Post tech writer Rob Pegaroro doesn't seem to dislike Linux -- far from it; he's just writing what he sees as truth.

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  1. Did the Washington Post vette the article? by slashname3 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Next week we will find out the author of the Washington Post article never even saw a copy of Linux let alone install it on any computer. It was a made up story that he phoned in from home.

    Or worse yet that this story was publish on slashdot three months ago. :)

  2. True in part... by DaHat · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Except for the fact that recent RPM's are near impossible to get with out paying... which is a small part of why I am so against linux these days.

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  3. Re:It's come a long way, I'll admit that.... by roror · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Not to criticize the parents, but, when are linux zealots going to stop saying "it works for ME, therefore it's the best". Just notice the number of I and me and my. After a while it becomes stale and stinks. Give a break.

  4. Re:It's come a long way, I'll admit that.... by NanoGator · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    "Not to criticize the parents, but, when are linux zealots going to stop saying "it works for ME, therefore it's the best". Just notice the number of I and me and my. After a while it becomes stale and stinks. Give a break."

    Additionally, I'm sure people are sick of "I did it the hard way, and everybody else should too so they'll be smart like me" attitude as well.

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    "Derp de derp."
  5. Re:I agree with the author by checkup21 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    look here boy : ----snip---- [root@mstracktp init.d]# urpmi mythtv ftp://plf.time4t.net/pub/plf/mandrake/10.0/i586/my thtv-0.14-5plf.i586.rpm --snip-------- this is how software installation in modern distribution looks like ( that does _not_ include fedora and suse). Oh, and up to date kernel binaries and sources are also as easy to install as it can be, with all modules pre compiled. You just have to use em. what else do you want ? And if there is no driver, it's not linux fault.

  6. Re:Wash. Post author's comments by checkup21 · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    automated package managers and installers need to have only repositories available with either stable and or bleeding edge softwar available. Fedora and Suse do _NOT_ have such systems. They just let you install the stuff over the internet which is on their install-cds anyways! This is first of all no help and second of all a pain in the ass. So quit using fedora and/or suse and quit whining.