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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. Re:A little late for me by DarkHelmet · · Score: 5, Funny

    It was in that "Mysterious Future" box that us subscribers get ;)

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  2. yast is good. by DRWHOISME · · Score: 3, Funny

    Did have a winmodem ?

    Suse never got mine to work.

  3. Washington Post knows about English, though... by pyrrhonist · · Score: 3, Funny
    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 a enough about it.

    This article submission was written by someone that seems to dislike English and doesn't know enough about it.

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

    " It literally blew me away... "

    How long did it take you to walk back?

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  5. I Screwed Up Bad!!! by ONOIML8 · · Score: 3, Funny

    " Unfortunately, to install any of these versions without wiping out most Windows installations, you'll need to buy a third-party program to partition your hard drive."

    Nobody told me that! I've installed Mandrake 8.0, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2 and 10.0 on computers with pre-existing Windows 95, 98, 98SE, ME, 2K and XP. Not once have I ever required anything but the Mandrake and Windows CD's.

    So now I'm waiting for the other shoe to drop. I guess all those computers are going to burst into flame or something because I didn't purchase a third party program?

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