Re: Slackware compared to Debian

I'm more on the desktop-user side. As a person used to Windows for the 
period 1990-2000, it's been my concern to look to Linux as a 
user-friendly OS. That's why I've become a RedHat baby from Guinness to 
Shrike. Now I'm using Tettnang (Fedora Core 2). I had tried Debian and 
Slackware for a while when I had a 200-mhz laptop, 2mb-video and 32mb 
memory laptop machine. But as soon as I acquired a Pentium II machine 
such as the one I'm now using, I jumped to Shrike.

It all depends to one's nature of work. I'm more an NGO Manager than an 
active Open Source advocate. So I have to adjust to an environment that 
is used to Windows for me to be effective in relating with people. So my 
choice is any Linux distribution that is capable of connecting with 
Windows machines. I would have loved Xandros but I have to buy the 
Standard/Business Edition. The same with Win4Lin. So I always have to 
rely on RedHat/Fedora.

But if the choice were between Slackware and Debian, my two cents for 
Debian.

Dong

Ariz C. Jacinto wrote:

> JM Ibanez wrote:
>
> > Sorry, it was a subjective comparison, and I really should have
> > clarified what I meant.
> >
> > What I really meant that, as a general rule, Slackware is slow to
> > change compared to other distros. "Stability" in that most of the core
> > packages are left at the "version that works", and that usually
> > Slackware is slow to change.
> >
> > [ take w/ a grain of salt ]
>
>
> you don't have to apologize, i'm just after the reason behind your 
> statement
> because i thought you might be using a "stress-test" software on some
> gnu/linux services that i should try out. =)
>
> anyway, i have the same reason why i prefer debian.(flame > /dev/null)
>
>
>
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