[NTLUG:Discuss] Giving Up On FEDORA

[Greg Edwards]

Thomas Cameron wrote:
> On 01/06/2010 08:17 AM, Greg Edwards wrote:
>> I gave up on RH distributions a long time ago.  I truly appreciate the 
>> contribution that RH made to the Open Source community in the beginning. 
> 
> "In the beginning???"  Who do you think today's #1 contributor to X.org
> is?  How about the #1 commercial contributor Linux kernel?  And glibc
> and the associated toolchain (gcc and friends)?  It's Red Hat.  Red Hat
> does more for Linux and Linux distros than any organization on the
> planet.  I am constantly blown away at how quick folks are to trash talk
> Red Hat since they're at the top of the heap.  It just amazes me how
> folks who are obviously ignorant of the facts spew crap like this.
> 


Thomas,

Calm down.  I don't think that I trashed RH anywhere in my comments.  I 
have no problems with RH or their goals as an organization.  In their 
early days RH had allot to do with putting Linux on the map, so to 
speak, for non techies.

As a distro for general users (ie Windows converts) RH is not the best 
place to go, JMO.  RH is solid, but it's not for the faint of heart.  If 
you're in the biz then RH has some goodies for you.  If you're not, then 
I cannot recommend any of their products, the learning curve is just too 
steep.

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Greg E