What's your favorite flavor?

[Nothinman]

Some might actually say that since the source code is focused on more in Gentoo (since installing packages revolves around this..) than Debian (where most people focus on just the binaries), its constantly up for scrutiny thus less sloppy coding. But I guess quality depends on each person's opinion.

But those people would be wrong, just the fact that Debian autobuilds their packages on nearly a dozen architectures will find things that Gentoo won't since they don't actually build anything until you try to install it. And because becoming a DD is such a long, arduous task it weeds out the people that don't really, really want to work on Debian and as such they'll be more motivated to not put out crap.

And, correct me if I'm wrong, but your command includes multiple versions too, no?

What do you mean different versions. There's a little overlap, for instance, automake has 6 different versions in Debian (1.4 - 1.9) but they're all still seperate versions and they're all there because of incompatibilities between versions.

 

[keeleysam]

Fedora. I've been using Red Hat/Fedore with KDE since forever.

 

[IamDavid]

ne1 not vote?

 

[M00T]

Just did.

 

[sourceninja]

I'm running ubuntu right now, because I'm using it in a class i'm teaching. But my favorite distro is gentoo.

 

[IamDavid]

looks like ubuntu needs to start charging.. With 30% of the market they might make some money..

 

[bersl2]

Thread want BRAINS!!!

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: bersl2
Thread want BRAINS!!!

Methinks that yon zombie thread deservithes a kindly zombie song, yonkers.

 

[dnuggett]

What is OpenBSD doing listed as a flavor of Linux?

 

[drag]

Originally posted by: dnuggett
What is OpenBSD doing listed as a flavor of Linux?

Well we all know that OpenBSD isn't a Linux distribution, but I would think that it's close enough to 'real' Linux to be considured Linux-like or a 'Linux clone'. Since Linux is a trademark owned by the "Linux Mark Institute" they can't use it in their name Like OpenLinux or OpenLinuxbsd) otherwise they may get sued.

But otherwise I think it's pretty close.

 

[Missing Ghost]

Originally posted by: drag

Originally posted by: dnuggett
What is OpenBSD doing listed as a flavor of Linux?

Well we all know that OpenBSD isn't a Linux distribution, but I would think that it's close enough to 'real' Linux to be considured Linux-like or a 'Linux clone'. Since Linux is a trademark owned by the "Linux Mark Institute" they can't use it in their name Like OpenLinux or OpenLinuxbsd) otherwise they may get sued.

But otherwise I think it's pretty close.

BAAAANNNN!!!!!

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: drag
OpenBSD ... a 'Linux clone'.

:laugh:

Edit: wait, isn't that a direct quote from somewhere with s/linux/openbsd/ and s/unix/linux/ ?

 

[doog519]

Sheesh I click on reply without typing anything and it posted.

I am presently running Suse and I really like it.
I also would like to give sled 10.0 a try.
I have parts ordered for a new linux box. And when they come in and I get it built.
I hope to dedicate my old linux box to trying out a few different distros.

 

[Schadenfroh]

Where is mandrake? I have played around with it in the past and liked it.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Where is mandrake? I have played around with it in the past and liked it.

In Linux heaven. It's mandriva now.

 

[Bozo Galora]

the flav to have is rum raisin

 

[IamDavid]

Originally posted by: n0cmonkey

Originally posted by: Schadenfroh
Where is mandrake? I have played around with it in the past and liked it.

In Linux heaven. It's mandriva now.

I first started with Mandrake as well. I believe around 4 or 5. I couldn't believe how little it progressed when i picked it up again @ 9..

 

[MercenaryForHire]

BSD is for people that love Unix.
Linux is for people who hate Windows.

- M4H

 

[Nothinman]

s/Unix/pain/

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: kamper
You seem to have a weird understanding of 'linux flavour' but what the heck...

I think that is more like NOT having a understanding, LOL

FreeBSD, Solaris and OpenBSD are "Unix"

And the truth is Linux is LINUX

Me personally Linux is a hobby something I mess with, and I'll play with different distros at different times when I'm bored. At present I've been playing with Fedora, but at the moment Ubuntu 6.10 Alpha 3 is installed. My "Das'WorkRig" Sig below changes all the time when I feel like playing with something else.

Tons of Distros -----> http://distrowatch.com/

ALOHA

P.S. Linux makes me nutts at time, Opensource does have it's problems. Perfect example, look at all the years Linux has been around, then look at what decent types of CD/DVD burning there are, answer it's only really K3B, and if you don't like Kde and all the libs then forget that.

Bingo so in comes Nero, LOL

So if you're lik me and have used Linux for many years, Opensource and one point or another has dissappointed you, I'm sure, SO that's why I can't say I have a Linux favorite.

Opensource is a ship without a rudder.

 

[n0cmonkey]

Originally posted by: Nothinman
s/Unix/pain/

I generally feel the same way about GNU*.

 

[DasFox]

Originally posted by: MercenaryForHire
BSD is for people that love Unix.
Linux is for people who hate Windows.

- M4H

LOL, well I can't say I hate Windows, but man last night I could start feeling the HATE when I got some DAMM winantivirus.com hijack.

LOL

 

[Chaotic42]

Debian. Coming up on my 10th year.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Started with Redhat in 98, switched to Mandrake around 2001. Put together a Slackware box in 2004, Currently, just have 1 linux box running slack.

I tried OpenBSD for a while and FreeBSD, never really got into them (I am a lazy fvcker.)

I would like to put a bit more effort and time into OpenBSD and use it with pf rather than slack with iptables for IP Masquerading and basic firewalling, but Linux has been good to me for the last 7 or 8 years, so I'm not in a big hurry.

 

[nweaver]

RH9->Gentoo (stage ones even)->Debian/Ubuntu. I use Deb on most things, but Ubuntu just works well out of box on my laptop, so I use it there. It's not mission critical, otherwise it would have Deb Stable too.