[linuxiran] Re: Red Hat or Debian?

[Aryan Ameri]

On Sunday 04 May 2003 11:09, Ali Korangi wrote:
> Dear Aryan Ameri,
> I would like to appreciate your letter about Red Hat Linux.
> Unfortunately different people are using different Linux
> distributions in Iran and I used Red Hat for many years. I teach it
> to student more than 2 years and I am easy with it.

Ali, sorry about my late reply, I didn't have internet connection for 
one week.

> Do you know Oracle has good relations with Red Hat?
Yes, Oracle with Dell and RedHat made a strategic partnership a shile 
ago, named Unbreakable Linux. Larry Ellsion CEO of Oracle is a pro 
Linux guy, and his company has special ties with RH.

But still, oracle's product run the same on nearly all Linux distros.

> Do you know any documents that compare Debian with Red Hat?

I am not aware of a official document. Google is your friend though.

You see, some people interpreted my email about Redhat in a wrong 
manner. I am not anti-redhat. I do give them credit for many of their 
activities, like GPLing their software, and making ISO images available 
for all.

All I wanted to show with that email, was that there are things wrong 
with RedHat, and that RedHat != Linux. Ofcourse as Hossein noted, the 
best situation is that someone should feel home with any inux distro. 
After all, they are all just GNU/Linux.

If you are happy with RedHat, you shouldn't change. I can see that 
RedHat can play a nice role in many situations. It is just that 
currently in Iran, many people think that GNU/Linux is equal to RedHat.
RH is the only distro that these guys use, and they count Redhat's 
advantages and limitations, and GNU/Linux's advantages and limitations.
 
All I wanted to show was to say that RH is not holly crist, and that 
other choices are also available. I strongly think that anyone who is 
interested about GNU/Linux should use and play with at least a couple 
of distros. They each have their own advantages and disadvantages.

After all, this is free software, with free software comes freedom, and 
with freedom comes choice.

Cheers
-- 
/* The best part about banging your 
head against a wall is when you stop.
Same with using windows */

Aryan Ameri