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OT RAM
liang2...@my-dejanews.com jaring pcbase All Linux kernel are Open source code. Many people confuse about different distribution. Don't worry, they are still Linux, and they are still open source. Differences of linux distribution 1. Installation method 2. Bundling Software 3. Bundling services 4.

64-bit Linux pricing - yeepers!
Hi, I'ma newbie in the Linux world....Plse advise on which distribution(eg RH or SuSE...etc) is best for a newcomer who has some partial background in UNIX. Which distribution is more user-friendly (eg with GUI)? How do I configure a dual boot system with Linux and Win 98 co-existing in the same HD?

Legal question about the GPL and a Red Hat Linux Distribution
DanH herrgl...@usa.net alt os linux gnug...@my-deja.com wrote: Anybody interested in starting a new Linux distribution? It would be focused on EASE OF USE utilizing RPM to maintain compatibility with Redhat. At the core of this distribution would be KDE, as it is the future of Linux. This distribution would be

Sun Announce Linux Distribution
Is a typical Linux distribution such as Red Hat or SuSE considered to be a "mere aggregation" wrt GPL licensing or a "system"...? Linux distributions are mere aggregrations of various pieces of Free Software and, in some cases, proprietary software. More directly, if a distribution of Linux contains GPL'd

Microsoft will likely own a Linux distribution...
But if your application is good enough, or if it just fills some important niche, you'll soon find it in the next version of your favorite distribution. I was thinking there was more I could do to bring the application to the attention of the organizations and companies that maintain a Linux distribution,

NA R-Writer-0.00001 i686-linux-64int 2.6.16-2-k7
I like Slack because, well, it was my first exposure to Linux. So familiarity was the key decision here; I figured why try to force myself to like Debian, when I feel most comfortable with Slack? Actually, you'll find people getting kind of personal over what Linux distro. to use. Like, "Slackware is the most

newbie question - which Linux distribution?
小州kenduest....@bbs.sayya.org tw bbs comp linux ※ 引述《WaiTingKuo....@ptt.cc ( 大龜)》之銘言： 我的linux distribution 是Fedora8 我在/etc/passwd 下 新增abcd:x:502:502::/home/abcd:/bin/bash 存好擋案後打passwd abcd 出現以下錯誤 訊息Changing password for user abcd. passwd: 驗證記號處理錯誤請問一下這個錯誤為何 會發生這個

Make own floppy Linux distribution
Are you saying that if the distribution can install the FooBar package, it should go in /usr but if you install it yourself later it should go in /usr/local? Yes, that's the way the Linux distributions work. I didn't like it at first either but it has kind of grown on me. -This is all assuming that FooBar *isn't* a

How to have an application included in a Linux distribution?
DLite (Debian Lite) A subset distribution of Debian targetted at ISPs. DLX A single floppy distribution. DosLinux This is a small Linux operating system that can be installed MicroLinux A 14 MB Croatian Linux distribution. Monkey Linux A Czech distribution on 5 diskettes. muLinux A single floppy distribution.

New Linux Distribution.... MaxOS......
Rex Ballard rball...@open4success.com comp os linux advocacy As the cheshire cat said to alice, "the direction to go depends on knowing where you want to go, and and knowing where you are". (or something like that - apologies to Lewis Carol). Edwin wrote: Here's a list of Linux distributions I've looked at: Let's

Debian 1.2 Released - free Linux distribution
cbbro...@hex.net comp os linux hardware "Mark" == Mark Merriman <m...@merriman.cc> writes: Mark> I have an IBM AS400 Model 9402-4XX w/Cobra-lite(modified Mark> PPC) Proccessor. I have heard that there is a Linux Mark> distribution that will run on it, but can't seem to find Mark> anyone who knows which distribution

Offtopic - Amiga and Linux join forces?
Dhana sekar dhanasekar1...@gmail.com ilugc-mirror I suggest to use Debian Linux. In our organisation we are using for the Server to Desktop application. Its stable and it is used widely. On Feb 9, 2008 3:30 PM, Sundar Raman <cyberto...@gmail.com> wrote: My $0.02: I've been using Mandriva, Fedora, FreeBSD and Ubuntu

FAIL Linux-Distribution-0.14 i686-linux-64int 2.6.22-1-k7
Many thanks, Marin start form letter: Quick and simple Redhat: The Windows of Linux distributions. Mandrake: The Mac of Linux distributions. Slackware: The UNIX of Linux distributions. Debian: The Linux of Linux Distributions. The above comments are based on the ease of use and development philosophy not politics.

How to choose a linux distribution
Is anyone in the business of supplying prebuilt Linux boxes configured as Samba file and print servers? Does anyone have recommendations for prebuilt boxes? Does anyone have recommendations for distributions? Infomagic's Workgroup Server is the most promising prospect I have seen so far. It is a Linux distribution

FAIL ClearPress-99 i686-linux-thread-multi 2.4.27-3-686
Some people in this group accept Linux's faults and offer suggestions as to alternatives around them. Others will simply say, distribution X doesn't have such problems at the same time ignoring the other problems that distribution X does have. Still others will catagorically deny any negative comment about Linux

criteria in selecting linux distribution
]uClibc C library, and busybox, and call that a distribution. (It's been ]done, in fact.) The main property of a linux distribution, after all, ]is that it's a collection of distributed software that happens to ]contain a linux kernel. There's certainly no warranty (read the GPL!) ]that any of the software in a

A Linux distribution is a mere aggregation according to FSF legal.
The Intel web site says that this MB does not support Linux which I wish I had read before purchase. Am I stuck with making this a Windows 64 bit machine or is there a Linux distribution which would work 'out of the box' ? I see no reason why it shouldn't work, but it might take a fairly recent kernel to get

Linux distribution HOWTO
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criteria in selecting linux distribution
Christopher Browne cbbro...@acm.org comp os linux misc webwor...@lycos.com (Greg) writes: Which Linux distribution would work with my system and not require product activation? I have S3 Graphics ProSavage DDR Realtek RTL8139/810x Family Fast Ethernet NIC Smart Link 56K Voice Modem Usb Lexmark x75 Printer Usb

How do you pick a Linux distribution?
rajasekhar kuppa rajsekhar....@gmail.com ilugc-mirror When an organization, or an individual want to immigrate to Linux. What are criteria we need address in choosing correct distribution. Well it is you who decide the criteria. In my experience even companies which embrace open source at one end are not willing to