<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 11:30 PM, Eddie G. O'Connor Jr. <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:eoconnor25@gmail.com" target="_blank">eoconnor25@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<div id=":hq">Will have to figure out which one will be a server...a storage machine....etc.<br>
</div></blockquote></div><br>Linux is linux.... you will learn that after fiddling with several distros.<br>Each will have its own arrangement of icons, desktop manager, choice of pre-installed packages, but in the end... all are Linux... usually with the same applications available from its repos....<br>
<br>So, it´s always wise to "KISS" (Keep it simple, s...eriously)<br><br>I have chosen fedora because:<br><br>1. It´s got a large users community, so software is tested by hundreds of thosands (millions?) of eyes, and bugs are identified faster and solutions-bugfixes workarounds arribe quicker<br>
2. it´s as close to ´bleding edge´ (latest versions of gnome, etc) as comfortably possible, without being alpha-quality software <br>3. being one of the "top 3" distros (Fedora, Ubuntu, SUSE), I never ran across a piece of software that I wanted to install that didn t have a fedora rpm available.<br>
4. it´s got corporate backing/funding so its long-term prospects are somewhat secure.<br><br>Of course there´s tons of niche ´community´ distros but IMHO it´s akin to flying in a small single-engine fumigation airplane that takes off from an unpaved runway... you can get your own ´custom´ flight experience and custom decorated airplane but you can´t really blame anyone or expect top level service when things go wrong... specially in points #1 and #3 above...<br>
<br>So, I´d rather fly United... ;) er... Fedora<br>FC<br><br>