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193100	2003-11-19 05:43:00	What is the best linux for experienced computer users which can be freely downloaded?	Craig (448)
193101	2003-11-19 06:13:00	H Hmmm. " Experienced computer users" already use Linux. Could you be more specitic. Most distros have a free for download version- www.distrowatch.com/ http:	mark.p (383)
193102	2003-11-19 06:16:00	The majority of Linux distributions can be freely downloaded, otherwise you may wish to cough up $10 and by a copy from Trademe or one of those Guide To Linux books that come with a distro? Just be aware that there is a difference between an experienced Windows user and an experienced linux user - if there is such a thing. It's a completely different ballgame.	cyberchuck (173)
193103	2003-11-19 06:17:00	It really doesn't matter a lot! I have mainly stuck with RedHat (now Fedora for free downloads).	JohnD (509)
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193105	2003-11-19 06:46:00	> The majority of Linux distributions can be freely > downloaded, otherwise you may wish to cough up $10 > and by a copy from Trademe or one of those Guide To > Linux books that come with a distro? > Hell you can even go to the library and get a book with distro CDs. Got RH7.3 and 8.0 that way.	mark.p (383)
193106	2003-11-19 07:03:00	> I already have plenty of books to refer to :D : So you have read and digested these: > OReilly - Learning Red Hat Linux - 3rd Ed.rar > Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:41 AM 3445493 OReilly - Running Linux - 4th > Ed.rar Thursday, November 13, 2003 8:30 AM > 3445493 OReilly - Running Linux 4th Ed.rar > d.rar Thursday, November 13, 2003 11:22 PM	mark.p (383)
193107	2003-11-19 08:18:00	> It really doesn't matter a lot! I have mainly stuck > with RedHat (now Fedora for free downloads) . True . A quick google search by an exerianced computer user would provide all the info one needs ;) . Geof Palmers articals are enlightening too . Linux is "different" but like any thing the more you use it the more familiar you get . This is true of "any" OS or software .	mark.p (383)
193108	2003-11-19 08:21:00	I agree with Mark.p and Cyberchuck... I considered myself a veteran Doze user (Good enough to be hired by PCWorld...) however learning Linux was something totally different because of the mind-set I had gotten into with Windows. It took about 6 months to free myself from it but I can safely say that since running Linux only, Ive not looked back! Im gonna recommend Fedora, as Mandrake was about to go bust a while back, and Ive NEVER had a good experience with them after 5 install attempts, its just never worked as well as RedHat (Obviously YMMV). Fedora (From what Cyberchuck and Jen have told me) builds on the greatness of Redhat 9 as being easy to use. I would highly recommend it to any user thinking of trying Linux. Now, you may be experienced in Doze, but there's no sense in starting you off with the likes of Linux From Scratch, you're best off with an rpm-based Distro. Send me an email if you like: Chilling_Silence[at]orcon[dot]net[dot]nz Ive got all the latest aforementioned distro's with some to boot (bootable in a variety of flavours). Just to say that again (Although I use Slackware 9.1) Go with Fedora! Hope this helps Chill.	Chilling_Silently (228)
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