Re: [seul-edu] Re: Unified Front...

[tom poe <tompoe@renonevada.net>]

Hi:  Thank you Michael, and thank you Ben.  Appreciate the input.
Tom Poe
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On Wednesday 01 May 2002 09:15, Ben Armstrong wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 30, 2002 at 11:13:17PM +0300, Michael Shigorin wrote:
> > On Thu, Apr 25, 2002 at 11:38:34AM -0700, tom poe wrote:
> > > thinking, today, about whether the server will be Debian, or Slackware.
> > >  Any consensus out there, yet?  The hesitation I have about the RH
> > > approach, is
> >
> > Q: which Linux distro should I choose?
> > A: used by your local guru.
> >
> > Not definitely The Truth, but rather A Hint.
>
> Or by extension: the one used by the most knowledgeable/willing to help
> people in a nearby LUG (Linux User Group).  It can be a mistake to base
> such a decision on the availability of help from a single guru.  It is
> better if you have a "pool" of gurus you can draw from, like a LUG.
>
> Or more simply put: the one you are most likely to be able to reliably get
> affordable help for.
>
> Ben
> p.s. and yes, if you lived in my town, that would be Debian :)