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> SUSE, would like to try.
- SuSE (GPL version) is freely downloadable over broadband using an FTP install via ftp mirrors. There are no free SuSE install ISOs available for download. There are, however, SuSE install ISOs available at loadux.com. SuSE is an interesting distro. SuSE and Mandrake are the desktop leaders.

> Gentoo - have heard a few things just this week and had not thought about using it.

- Gentoo is a techie distro. I have been using Linux for five years (and spent 15 years as a Unix admin before that) and have found Gentoo installation to be more than I am willing to deal with. But I've heard its cool once its installed.

> For a Windows *expert*, Mac relative newbie user, almost complete (based on the distro) Linux newbie, what are your recommendations?

- My first recommendation would be distrowatch.com. This site maintains a large, but by no means complete, database comparing various Linux distros. It provides a good overview and you don't have to be extremely Linux savy to benefit from it.

As SuSE would say, hope you have a lot of fun!
Posted by: George Mitchell   Posted on: 06/10/04 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Why?  zijiang | 06/09/04
something the others dont' offer...  ryusen | 06/09/04
Not only free distros...  Tim Patterson | 06/10/04
Choice is good.  LazLong | 06/11/04
too late... pointless...  +-Chris-+ | 06/09/04
Xandros gives away desktop Linux  Loverock Davidson | 06/10/04
Do you ever...  Tim Patterson | 06/10/04
Yes  Loverock Davidson | 06/10/04
The more the merrier...  No_Ax_to_Grind | 06/10/04
What? No extra underscore this time?  Linux_Developer | 06/11/04
And why would I buy this?  Protector | 06/10/04
Isn't it already free?  voska | 06/10/04
Duh...  nikoli | 06/10/04
How would Suse stop you?  voska | 06/10/04
e mail support  danny3d@... | 06/10/04
Read before you post.  bhanes@... | 06/10/04
I still don't understands how they get away with it  JJ_z | 06/10/04
GPL  PA-ITGuy | 06/10/04
Odd, that's not what the GPL says  JJ_z | 06/10/04
Technically  Tim Patterson | 06/10/04
Paragraph 2 of the Preamble  PA-ITGuy | 06/10/04
One other difference  Michael Kelly | 06/10/04
Then can someone explain...  JJ_z | 06/11/04
Both Xandros and Red Hat DO offer free downloads!  George Mitchell | 06/10/04
Question for the Linux folks here...  Confused by religion | 06/10/04
Some suggestions ...  George Mitchell | 06/10/04
Thanks for the information...  Confused by religion | 06/10/04
Microsoft Arrogance  ptisdel | 06/12/04
Former Wang Emp. D@mn Right!!  awells@... | 06/27/06

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