[A83] Re: VoyageT_200 [OT]

To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: [A83] Re: VoyageT_200 [OT]
From: "J Smith" <joelsmith17@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2002 13:42:42 -0800
Reply-To: assembly-83@lists.ticalc.org



>As for starting out, I wouldn't recommend using RedHat.  RPM's are a
>nightmare to deal with, and I've never seen any really convincing argument
>to use RedHat.  Debian has the best package management, packing standard 
>and
>package repository, by far.  If only RedHat and the like would learn from
>Debian and FreeBSD.  Debian can be a bit tricky to setup at first, but if
>you know what hardware you have and have someone to help you, then it's
>definitely worthwhile.  Once you have it setup and working, nothing beats
>it.  There's something to be said about being able to have the latest
>software daily, with just one command.
>

While this is off-topic, what are some other reasons (besides package 
management) for using Debian over RedHat?  I've used RedHat since I was a 
newb, but I've heard that Debian is much better.

--Joel

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[A83] Re: VoyageT_200 [OT]

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