[NTLUG:Discuss] Need Distro Recommendation, Please

[Stephen Davidson]

Tom Hayden wrote:

> Rick,
>     For free, it is hard to beat Debian since you can download it 
> ABSOLUTELY FREE from www.debian.org. Even if you only have a dial up 
> connection, you can use jigdo (Jigsaw Download) to download it at 
> night. Start the download when you go to bed and stop it when you get 
> up in the morning (if it did not terminate it's self during the night) 
> then start it again the next night. It will take you about 1 week to 
> get the Disk 1 image downloaded, but that is probably all you will need.
>     Also, Debian is, arguably, the most stable and bug free 
> distribution available.

Faster route for download (If you are in NorthDallas) -- take laptop to 
Connection Court at Shops at Willowbend, use T1.  Takes about an 
hour/CD.  Its free.  They just ask that you set up a username/password, 
so they can track frequency/type of usage (The sponsors are researching 
whether or not there is a demand for this type of service, and how much 
of a demand there is). Spousal Unit can shop while you are downloading.  
Starbucks in vicinity if caffeine fix needed.

Atlanta Bread company, Dunn's coffee shop, other locations also provide 
High speed wireless for free (well, they would prefer you at least buy a 
coffee from them), with high speed download.

Just a suggestion.

Regards,
Steve

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