July 23rd, 2004, 10:10 PM
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Re: OT: Linux
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Originally posted by Will:
You could also grab a Knoppix CD to test drive a Linux environment, so you get a better feel for it before diving right in.
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Except that Knoppix is likely to leave a real nasty impression of Linux, regardless of whether you're more a Windows or Unix person. I tried Knoppix and despised it, and I've been programming msdos/windows since about 84 and Unix since 90.
Knoppix : A bad desktop, a bad shell, and making even a fairly fast (Athlon 2600+ with 512 megs on an nForce2 mb) computer feel slow.
Ewww. The _only_ thing Knoppix does is let you avoid losing a partition (or entire drive, if things go bad) while installing a proper Linux.
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