[wplug] comparing distros (was: iso small distros)

[Tim Quinlan]

try distrowatch.com

On Sunday 09 December 2001 13:52, you wrote:
> Elwin Green wrote:
> > However, I want to emphasize that that was my ONLY reason for choosing
> > debian over slackware in this instance. Otherwise, I know next to nothing
> > about the differences between them. Which leads to my next question: can
> > anyone point me to an aricle, website, or book that offers detailed
> > comparisons between distros?
> >
> > The key word there is "detailed". All that I've read so far comes down to
> > statements like "distro x is easier to install," or "distro y is better
> > for the enterprise." I'm looking for something that would say, "distro x
> > uses runlevel 4 for a graphical login, and distro y uses runlevel 5," or
> > "distro x and distro y both place xFree's config file in location abc,
> > and distro z places it in location def." Or for that matter - something
> > that would tell me the functional difference, if any,  between a deb and
> > an rpm (and not just tell me that one format is debian's and the other is
> > red hat's).
>
> I hate to be Mr. Negative, but I don't think you're going to find anything
> like that. I sure never have.
> Any time I've seen this question asked before, the answer has been "install
> both and find out for yourself" which is an excelle
> nt method, but very time
> consuming.
> In the end, I think the only piece of advice I have for you is this:
> If you do get around to installing multiple distros and doing a detailed
> evaluation of the pluses and minuses of each compared to each other, it
> would be a *huge* contribution to the Linux community if you documented
> all this and made it available to other newbies.
> Even better, would be to compile a web site that allowed everyone out there
> who had experience with the various distros to submit information - thus
> the resource could grow without you having to do all the work.
>
> Hrmmm
>  ... maybe I've just invented a project for myself ...