Re: help for a future user

1998-12-01 Thread Jiri Baum
Hello, > > > > Allmost debian list is about problems of installation. > > > > Would it be so difficult to install Debian? Note that some of those problems are from people who use unstable versions (eg, all the recent messages about __register_frame_info). Most people use the stable versions, re

Re: help for a future user

1998-12-01 Thread David McDonald
On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: > Usually I work with FoxPro under DOS but I want my DBFs to be secure. > Does a FoxPro release for Linux exist? You can, of course, "host" the dbf files on a linux system, making them available to windoze users by sharing the relevent directories with S

Re: help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread Mitch Blevins
C.J.LAWSON wrote: > I wonder about this ... The assumptions are that (1) one has > co-workers/friends/peers that actually use Linux and (2) that these > folk are informed and accessible. > Beyond that, one is left with the question as to whether or not the > common distribution in use is the right

Re: help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread Mitch Blevins
M.C. Vernon wrote: > On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: > > > > Allmost debian list is about problems of installation. > > > Would it be so difficult to install Debian? > > > > My opinion is the RedHat is easier to install than Debian. Also, it > > may be easier to get help with RedHat

Re: help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread C.J.LAWSON
On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: > The number one rule for a first-time user in picking a distribution is... > Use the one that your friends and co-workers use. Best way to get > good help and feedback. I wonder about this ... The assumptions are that (1) one has co-workers/friends/peer

Re: help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread M.C. Vernon
On Mon, 30 Nov 1998, Mitch Blevins wrote: > > Allmost debian list is about problems of installation. > > Would it be so difficult to install Debian? > > My opinion is the RedHat is easier to install than Debian. Also, it > may be easier to get help with RedHat because it is a more popular > di

Re: help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread Mitch Blevins
Cristian Carnutu wrote: > > Dear Sirs, > > I can not decide myself what distribution to install: Debian or RedHat ? > I subscribed to both lists. The debian list has a traffic 3 times more than > RedHat. The number one rule for a first-time user in picking a distribution is... Use the one that y

Re: help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread M.C. Vernon
> I can not decide myself what distribution to install: Debian or RedHat ? > I subscribed to both lists. The debian list has a traffic 3 times more than > RedHat. I would recommend debian. Firstly, all the support is done by these mailing lists: debian is a community project, not a for-profit org

help for a future user

1998-11-30 Thread Cristian Carnutu
Dear Sirs, I can not decide myself what distribution to install: Debian or RedHat ? I subscribed to both lists. The debian list has a traffic 3 times more than RedHat. Allmost debian list is about problems of installation. Would it be so difficult to install Debian? Looking from outside, as I