Re: Newbie looking for a UNIX

From: Andrew Ho (andrewho_at_andrewho.co.uk)
Date: 11/18/03

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    Simon Barner <barner@in.tum.de> wrote in message news:<hjb8pb.fi.ln@simonbarner.myfqdn.de>...
    > > I started out this with th
    > > intention of asking people to recommend a free(has to be all free
    > > software, none of your RedHat here) UNIX which can run most free UNIX
    > > software(read: all free software which runs on gnu/linux, I believe
    > > NetBSD is quite good at that?).
    >
    > The standard answer to this question is: Have a try and decide on your
    > own. If you ask for recommendations in an excessive X-post, they will
    > usually look like this:
    >
    > Since you are asking in the $OS group, we recommend $OS to you, since
    > it has the following advantages:
    >
    > #include <advantages_$OS.h>
    >
    > Simon

    Entirely true simon. As you're in this group, I would recommend
    GNU/Linux :) - as for which distro, it entirely depends on your
    current level of expertise and willingness to learn.
    Andrew


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