[svlug] linux flavor opinions

[Nate Campi]

On Mon, Jan 07, 2002 at 07:12:44PM -0800, Small Guy wrote:
> Thought I need to speak out too...
> 
> I personally use Slackware at home and office for
> servers and desktops...
> 
> FYI
> --- Jay Link <jlink at ilbbs.com> wrote:
> > 
> > > OpenBSD may be bullet-proof (insufficient data),
> > but I
> > > don't know anyone running Slack for servers (not
> > that
> > > it isn't done, I just don't know any).
> > 
> > *I* use Slack on servers...

My first distro was Slackware, I had trouble picking between xiafs and
ext2fs. ext2fs had a nice feature that xiafs didn't - setting the clean
bit on a parition when it was unmounted.

Slackware has always been well suited for a "server" type install due to
it's simplicity and ability to do a small install.

Red Hat can do a "minimal" install, too. Of course Debian users know that
a fresh install is around 20 megs, with networking ;)
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I wonder why no company starts his manual with the words `We thank you
for buying this piece of junk. We have done our best to make this junk
as annoying as possible, and we assure that it will give you a
headache for the next two months. However, if you feel satisfied with
it, we will contact you for an expensive replacement.'