[Lilux-help] FreeBSD, compile from source and Distributions

[Patrick Useldinger]

Mike Pressel wrote:
> Although it sounds like a great idea, there are too many differences in how 
> people use their linux distro which has a huge affect on the memory 
> requirements....  A fire wall has significantly different requirements than a 
> web server, which are different from a desktop system.  Point being, you must 
> define a purpose for the installation before you can even begin to compare 
> them.  

So we might suggest one distribution per "case" (type of user, type of 
usage).

> Keep in mind though, that I think the whole 
> distribution argument is ridiculous.  You need to pick something that you 
> like because it fits YOUR needs and that YOU are happy with.  I've gone 
> through a ton of different distributions, but in the end I use SuSE because I 
> like YAST and I don't have broadband at the house.

I don't think it is ridiculous, and the fact that you have to go through 
  <quote> tons </quote> of different installations until you find what 
you like is in my opinion a major problem to get Linux more popular. I 
know, it is already popular - but a lot of my friends have a 
distribution installed, but don't really use it. They just carry on 
using Windows.

-pu