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Re: SlakWare or RedHat?
I say Debian.
The following short description was taken from the debian home page at:
http://www.debian.org/
What Is Debian GNU/Linux?
Debian GNU/Linux is a complete and powerful Unix-compatible operating system for IBM PC and
compatible machines with an 80386 or faster processor and ISA, EISA, VLB, or PCI architecture.
It uses the Linux kernel.
Debian GNU/Linux includes hundreds of software packages, including most GNU software, TeX, and
the X Window System (XFree86 version). Each package is an independent and modular unit, in that
it is not associated with any particular release of the complete system or distribution scheme.
Anyone can create their own packages and even upload them to be made available with the
distribution or as a part of the distribution.
Of course, Debian GNU/Linux is best known for its upgradability. It is upgradable incrementally
and "in place". This means that users can upgrade individual packages or entire systems when
they become available without having to reformat and reinstall. A user can choose to upgrade
certain new or updated components as they are released, or she can choose to install an entire
new release at once. The package maintenance system, called dpkg, makes sure that package
conflicts and dependencies are resolved, and it intelligently updates configuration files to
preserve any changes the user made before the upgrade process.
Excerpt of message (sent 7 October 1996) by Asaf Sabag:
> Hi all.
>
> After a year of using SlakWare 3.0, I want to upgrade to 96 (3.1.0),
>
> What do you say: SlakWare 96 or RedHat???????
>
> Asaf.
>
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> Name : Asaf Sabag NetManage - SQA Haifa
> E-mail : Asaf Sabag <asaf@netmanage.co.il>
> Date : 10/07/96
> Time : 17:30:41
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-- Regards,
Gal.
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