> Despite being a server O/S, if you're not really into having the
> absolute latest, greatest, only works sometimes (oops, I didn't mean
> that) type stuff, CentOS is quite good. Its documentation team has some
> pride in their work, unlike Fedora where it seems to be done with an
> attitude of "It's my turn????".
>
> They have a helpful forum, but you are expected to do your homework
> first. So be sure to read Ned's Read This First if you join. :)
>
> It's a relatively quiet forum--I think one reason is that many of the
> members are system admin types, and usually solve their troubles on
> their own. Don't let that scare you, there are some brusque folks there
> but also some very nice ones.
Brusque, indeed. I have seen them rag on someone, even after they claim
to have done their homework. They are, however, no more brusque there
that I've seen some folks be on here. I think part of that is because
some folks forget what it's like to have been new to the Linux scene or
maybe it's because they "picked it up" much easier than others. :~)
... Yes, that was a pretty good article. One problem is that they glossed over, in a sentence, the fact of how updates can wreck video or sound. The trouble is...
... http://www.nytimes.com/2009/01/11/business/11ubuntu.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&ref=technology ... I wouldn't be so harsh as to call some of their "decisions"...
... The trouble is that they all seem to make stupid decisions. Fedora is worse, both as far as ignoring their users and their decisions. They call themselves...
** Moderator note: trimming done and top-posting corrected. Signature ** delimiter added. Please do this yourself in future. ... I read the article mentioned...
... FWIW, I've been messing with CentOS 5.2 and I'm liking it very much. I've been messing with Ubuntu but CentOS so far seems to be working a bit better....
... Despite being a server O/S, if you're not really into having the absolute latest, greatest, only works sometimes (oops, I didn't mean that) type stuff,...
... Brusque, indeed. I have seen them rag on someone, even after they claim to have done their homework. They are, however, no more brusque there that I've...
... Yes, there's a few like that. :) There's also the very nice Toracat and Alan and Ned are pretty nice as well. Those three do far more than their share...
... More people should read: <http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html> so that relevant info is in the first post for help (thus not requiring ...
... Yes, that's in this list's faq. :) Although, the chances are, when it's on the CentOS forums, that at least we know the distro if not the version. :) --...
... That would be great for you geeks :-) Who have been using Linux for years. For some of us, this is a whole new world. Where do we begin? Even the names...
... Thad's link is written by someone who's more or less a Linux rock star. ... off. The list faq, outdated though it is, still has good points about how to...
... I understand your dilemma. The situation is similar for almost any (new) hobby or field of technical endeavor, and is compounded by the "alphabet soup" of...
... [snip] ... I think the names have been around since 1969 or so. I've been using Linux since 1995 and find Wikipedia extremely helpful, but I still ...
... It seems it's time again to mention CentOS is essentially an unbranded RHEL. Based on that, it seems a good choice for a stable workhorse system without...
... Although you can get all that running. I watch movies with mplayer on it. On the laptops, I have wireless working, though I had to install MadWifi...
... Be aware the CentOS 5.2 Live CD won't boot on a system with SATA drives. I had to file a bugzilla about that and last I read (November 27, 2008) it hasn't...
... That's interesting, I had no trouble installing the normal CD on SATA. My problem was with the Aspire One's realtek (wired) NIC. I have that detailed on...
... much. ... working a ... drives. ... 2008) ... As I cited in the bugzilla, the CentOS Live CD problem originated as far back as Fedora 7, and probably...
... Yeah, looking at the bug report--hrrm, can't find my CentOS bugzilla information, but got in anonymously--it looks as if it's known and they're not going...
... Yes, that's Fedora--cutting edge, except for the important things. ... Well, there's Mepis. However, it's KDE based. There's Mint, but it's based on...
... When I read the release notes for Ubuntu 8.10 (the latest), it was clear I was going to remain with 8.04LTS for as long as I use Ubuntu. My primary work...