RE: Linux for newbies

["Blake Wiedman [Icons]" <bwiedman () iconsinc com>]

Just a side note, remember FreeBSD is Unix, not Linux ;-) similar but
not the same.

As for redhat, I have enjoyed the distro until the latest
commercialization.  Since then I have moved to suse.  We will have to
see if the whole novell thing changes them to much.

Blake Wiedman
Icons Inc.
Security Technician
(732) 821-9100 x103

-----Original Message-----
From: Stephen Flanagan [mailto:sflanagan () flanagannetworks com] 
Sent: Thursday, November 20, 2003 5:53 PM
To: Jerry
Cc: security-basics () securityfocus com
Subject: Re: Linux for newbies

I use RedHat myself only because It is what I was introduced to a long 
time ago... I have tried other distros and found them to be useful and 
as solid as a brick for the most part. I have just about tried everyone 
of them from FreeBSD to slackware to mandrake to debian... I keep 
comming back to redhat though..... RedHat is, However, getting a little 
to commercial for me though so, I am thinking of switching over to the 
FreeBSD group... I hear that it is the most stable and secure distro... 
Anyhow have a good time wading through every 1's opinion and I wish you 
a slow growth in this the *nix life you are choosing.
Have fun!
Stephen Flanagan


Jerry wrote:

> I'm in the same position as you. One would think Mandrake or Redhat, 
> but I was told, and I suggest jumping right in with something a little

> harder then the start point. Kind of like playing a game for the first

> time. If you play the hardest diffuculty setting right when you start 
> then you are accusstomed to that level of gameplay whereas someone 
> else would have another learning curve moving up. Try Slackwear and/or

> Knoppix STD. I'm new myself so someone else may offer better advice.
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