Subj : Re: Mandrake vs Suse To : comp.os.linux From : Matt Date : Tue Aug 24 2004 11:29 pm SkipC wrote: >> "David Jones" wrote in message >> news:40F2A863.5040003@nospam.com... >> > A few quirks in taste here and there, but then, it's French. > > I used to be a big fan of Mandrake. They had a seamless installer way > before RedHat decided to do the same. But with the French being so > arrogant in their stand against the US (while claiming that we Americans > are the arrogant ones), IME most of Europe will claim you're the arrogant ones ;). And you've just said the French are arrogant. > well I just can't support a company that's based in France any longer. I > have similar feelings about Suse being a German company... So you hate Europe? Europeans? France and Germany? How is the UK doing, since we bomb innocent people in a quest for oil too? > To me RedHat whether its Fedora or what I've got Professional > Workstation, either is far superior than Suse or Mandrake. I've got > nothing but good things to say about RedHat. Their customer support has > been first rate (when I've had to resort to that).. Most of the time, > their documentation leads me right to what I need. Redhat's also realist > in my humble opinion. They know Microsoft has the desktop market edge, > so their going after the server market. Good business move if you ask > me. I'm thankful they've not totally abandoned the desktop. Fedora's a > great distro.. For me, I'll stick with the best American Linux. Anyway, > just my two cents. At least give a reason you don't like Suse or Mandrake other then politics. The question and answer should be technical, let the end user (i.e. OP) decide his/her own politics, as these need not be a factor in making a decision on what to buy until the last stage, if at all. I haven't tried Suse yet, but I do like Mandrake. Perhaps try both :) -- Matt -----= Posted via Newsfeeds.Com, Uncensored Usenet News =----- http://www.newsfeeds.com - The #1 Newsgroup Service in the World! -----== Over 100,000 Newsgroups - 19 Different Servers! =----- .