[LUGSB] Mandriva...Fed 4 on the desktop...

[fitchtom at honestsql.net]

What is going to be very interesting over the next couple years is the 
amount of people switching over to Linux.

The price of MS 2003 server versions, the Activation licensing and the price 
of the new SQL 2005 are going to force a lot of companies
to take another look at Linux for both server and desktop.  The financial 
case is getting stronger every day.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cbwright" <cbwright at ic.sunysb.edu>
To: "Linux Users Group at Stony Brook" <lugsb at fsl.cs.sunysb.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 4:39 PM
Subject: Re: [LUGSB] Mandriva...Fed 4 on the desktop...


> ----- Original Message Follows -----
> Quoting Vinay Pai:
>> I'm running Debian.  It's got a great packaging system that makes it a
>> snap to install and upgrade stuff.  You might also want to try
>> Ubantu... it's based on Debian but is designed to be more
>> desktop-oriented.  I haven't tried it, but a lot of people I know
>> swear by it.
>
> I've tried Ubuntu. It's okay if you know that the first thing you have
> to do is add the universe repository for apt / Synaptic and then get
> gcc, glibc, automake, autoconfigure....
>
> If you don't add the universe repository, you can't get mp3s through the
> package manager. I'd recommend using Debian; by all reports, it's now
> got all the advantages ascribed to Ubuntu previously, plus you probably
> won't have to muck about too much to get a fully featured system.
>
>> > This was like a first glance and I've been spoiled by XP and Turbo10
>> > , so I  should give it another try.
>> Funny you should say that, because having used Linux for everything
>> except games for several years now, I find XP's interface incredibly
>> clunky and inconsistent
>>
>> It's what you're used to I guess.
>
> I'm forced into dual use, and from what I see, Windows is simply missing
> too many features: package manager, built-in themes (yes, you can change
> colors, but that's about it), multiple desktops, readable config
> files....
>
> -Chris Wright
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