On Thu, 18 Oct 2001, Carl Wilhelm Soderstrom wrote: > > Since you're realitively new to linux I'd recommend mandrake or SuSE. Once > > you feel more comfortable you can migrate to slackware, debian or one of > > the other more obscure distros. You may even decide you like FreeBSD > > uh oh, distro war coming... > > to head off some of the flameage, I'm going to suggest that you just get a > bunch of different distros; and try them all out. or come to an installfest, > and watch people try different distros out. I personally like using Yaron's method when choosing a distro: burn off all the distros you're considering, throw them in the dishwasher. Whichever one survives is the right one for you. If none survive, stick with what you're running :-) -Brian