[luau] News - Mandrake 9.0 vs. Mandrake 8.2 for new Linux users

[W. Wayne Liauh]

I think both Mandrake and Red Hat are moving too fast and trying to do 
too many things.  While this is EXACTLY what is needed in order to catch 
up with Windows, traces of sloppiness (i.e., bugs) can be found in quite 
a few places.  (Even Windows 3.0 had better quality control than most of 
the Linux distros.)

What's the first thing we would do after we installed Microsoft Windows 
(98, 2K, XP)?  Go to Microsoft web site and download and install all the 
patches and service packs.  Why should we expect things could be 
different with the freely downloaded Linux ISO's?

Customization (of "standard" Linux distros to suit our needs and 
likings) and collection of user experiences will be the next critical 
step in order to expand the Linux universe (so that we can get UH to 
offer Linux courses).

I have been thinking about putting together an "almost state of the art" 
PC and placing it at our State Bar office to bring the awareness to our 
bar membership of a possible Linux office solution, which, at least 
potentially, should offer the lure of better security and better 
cost-effectiveness.  (Cost is a very important factor here.  Our parent 
firm in Houston pays about $110K for new hires, here, the best starting 
salary I heard is $72.5K.)

Before I do that, I would like to put that Linux office machine in a 
semi-publicly accessible place such as Midpac (Warren? Tom?) so that 
many would-be consultants can kick its tires before offering their 
services to at least the bar members.

I will be out of town most of October.  Suggestions will be greatly 
appreciated.




Warren Togami wrote:

>http://newsforge.com/newsforge/02/10/01/130259.shtml?tid=45
>- By Robin "Roblimo" Miller -
>This article concentrates on describing a basic Mandrake 9.0
>installation and setup from a new user's viewpoint, using nothing but
>default settings all the way through. I've also tossed in a few notes on
>how Mandrake 9.0 differs from Mandrake 8.2 and other previous Mandrake
>releases.
>(continued in article)
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