[plug] Installfest - distributions

[Leon Brooks]

Solutions:

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(1) if they ask for a specific distro, install that. An installer can usually
have 2 or 3 machines on the hop at once.

(2) let's have a wall poster emphasising the advantages of each distro; we can
start arguing that down here and now; and see if that helps them to make a
decision.

(3) have a simple card stack. Give each installer three cards, take one card
from each, shuffle randomly, place in pile, repeat twice more. If an installee
makes a choice, installer finds his top card in the pile and tags the machine
with it. Else user takes a card from the pile. Installers need not restrict
themselves to one distro.

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RedHat: most common distribution, widest range of compatible packages, arguably
least stringent security.

Mandrake: derived from RedHat, most RH packages compatible, selectable security
levels including reasonably paranoid, lots of nice toys out of the box, requires
most disk space.

DebIan: more care take in assembly than either of above, effective dependency
management, most optional toys of all.

Slackware: simplest distribution?

SuSE: best video drivers?

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