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[Eduardo Sanchez]

On Tuesday 25 May 2004 22:31, N. Thompson wrote:
[snip]

If you think Slackware...
 
> BTW. When bringing up points for either distribution please keep the 
following 
> in mind:
> 	- I am not a member of the Mandrake club and would rather buy a boxed 
set.

No problem, you can buy a boxed set for US$ 40 or get the ISOs (2CDs) 
for free on the internet.

> 	- I have an NVidia GeForce FX card and would like drivers for it.
Sorry on that matter. You must get and configure them by yourself.

> 	- I want to have Java support, preferrably even the J2SDK (software 
> developers kit)
Included.

> 	- I want good multimedia support if possible, that include Macromedia 
flash player.
Excellent multimedia support and Flash included.

> 	- Up to date software and discounts on updates would be nice,
Software is the most up-to-date. Updates are free.

> 	availability in  
> local stores would be even nicer 
Sorry on that.

> 	- I am still better acquainted with Mandrake, however I have figured 
out more then enough of SUSE to run that almost as well.
Slackware is closer to "Standard Linux". If you didn't depend too much 
on the distor-specific tools then you have a good chance of getting an 
excellent system.

> 	- Third party package sources such as  the Penguin liberation front 
should be excluded from the comparison as last time I had them added  
as a source of RPM's it messed up all my packages and left me with a 
really unstable system. 
OK.

Blessings,

Eduardo
-- 
Prof. Eduardo Sanchez
Asuncion, Paraguay, South America
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 Why, be this Juice the growth of God, who dare
 Blaspheme the twisted tendril as a Snare?
   A Blessing, we should use it, should we not?
 And if a Curse--why, then, Who set it there?


	-- The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam
	   

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