Thanks to everyone that has answered my questions. My linux requirements are pretty minimal compared to that of a desktop users. I pretty much just use apache, perl, php, exim, proftpd, mrtg, iptables for custom packetfilter for wireless networks and redirection rules for authentication. I would tend to be more security minded than most desktop users. Slackware is nice and all, and it will always have a place in my heart :) It was my first distro, starting about 7 years ago, I have used it in production environments for 5 years. But everyone keeps telling apt is where it is at. Currently I have 4 debian systems in my lab running billing software and radius servers. 4 FreeBSD servers in production, handful or so of LEAF routers and 7 Slackware machines running radius, DNS, Apache/PHP/Perl. Some people say the "testing" tree is alpha some say its stable as redhat, so which is it? Keep in mind, I don't run X, I just run linux based servers and packetfilters/firewalls. Thanks for all of the help.
Sincerely, Jeremy Davis -----Original Message----- From: Joerg Johannes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 10:08 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Helping the newbie On Friday 08 August 2003 15:44, Aaron wrote: > On -1782-Thu, Aug 07, 2003 at 04:31:21PM -0700, Alan Connor > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> spake thus, > > > > From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thu Aug 7 16:30:09 2003 > > > > > > > > > I can testify that once you move to Debian, you will not move > > > away. > > > > > > A > > > > Got that right. Debian is the Linux of Linux. > > > > Slackware is the UNIX of Linux. > > > > Alan > > And RedHat is the Windows of Linux! > And what is SuSE ? -- Gib GATES keine Chance! -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
