Posted by: Anonymous
[ip: 89.8.180.108]
on October 16, 2008 11:28 AM
My recommendation to fresh Linuxusers and users that want a OS that is set up exactly for their needs is Mandriva. Ubuntu 8.04 LTS was a major dissapointment (it should never have been branded LTS - contains more bugs than any Ubuntu before it and Ubuntu really needs a consolidation period). Being a OpenSuse user I believe OpenSuse is a better distro for users with some experience, but for a freshman that administers his (her) system unassisted Mandriva One KDE 4 is a better choice. One of the important reasons are the System Administration which really makes sense for the basic user.
Another reason is that Mandriva uses exeptionally good terminology/language. It's far beyond XP/Vista/OSX and any other distro in terms of not appearing to be translated but written in my mothertongue.
Have noted some comments about Mandriva being shipped with bugs. Fair enough, but my position is that one should avoid installing any OS or distro immediately upon release. Vista needed a year, OSX wasn't ready before 10.5.3 and Ubuntu 8.04 isn't ready yet. My recommendation is in general to give a distro +/- 3-4 weeks after release before considering installation on a production system. Naturally many users needs a conservative distro and for those 3-4 weeks is a joke. But for those always swapping to the latest version 3-4 weeks patience will reduce risk quite a bit.
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Posted by: Anonymous [ip: 89.8.180.108] on October 16, 2008 11:28 AMAnother reason is that Mandriva uses exeptionally good terminology/language. It's far beyond XP/Vista/OSX and any other distro in terms of not appearing to be translated but written in my mothertongue.
Have noted some comments about Mandriva being shipped with bugs. Fair enough, but my position is that one should avoid installing any OS or distro immediately upon release. Vista needed a year, OSX wasn't ready before 10.5.3 and Ubuntu 8.04 isn't ready yet. My recommendation is in general to give a distro +/- 3-4 weeks after release before considering installation on a production system. Naturally many users needs a conservative distro and for those 3-4 weeks is a joke. But for those always swapping to the latest version 3-4 weeks patience will reduce risk quite a bit.
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