[TriLUG] Debian any good?

[davis]

Hello  Peter,

I've been a fan of Debian for a long time.  Its my favorite distro.  I've
used in different architectures (intel, sparc, and powerpc) and
been quite happy.

Go for it.

JD

On Sat, Jan 31, 2004 at 11:12:32PM -0500, Peter Long wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> Since my harddisk is acting funny I have decided to upgrade the OS on my 
> RedHat 8.0 box (and replace the disk at the same time). I have been 
> using RedHat and Mandrake for the last 6 years so I think its time to 
> try something new. I tried KNOPPIX 3.3 earlier today when on Brian 
> Weaver's advice I used badblocks to check the disk (none found Brian). I 
> was very impressed with KNOPPIX. It found all my hardware and even had 
> the sound working without any tinkering on my part! I understand KNOPPIX 
> is based on Debian so I thought I would try it as the OS of my Linux 
> machine.
> 
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