so whats the difference???

[deus-redux]

Originally Posted by Prometheum

No, I did mean "has more users". That translates into "is more popular", which in turn is what the OP and I were discussing. When I was answering his question.

The OP actually originally asked which was better:

so my question is pretty simple, whats the difference between the 2
in your opinion is fedora better? as in less bugs, more driver support?

Originally Posted by Prometheum

Tell me, do you even post in this forum anymore besides to try to troll me?

EDIT: Answered my own question. Deus's only posts in this forum since October 27th (the date of the last non-troll post) have been exclusively dedicated to attempting to troll me.

In the other thread we've posted in just today , I have not trolled you whatsoever. I have only asked you genuine questions, in an attempt to better understand your opinion.

I would also like to point out that since October, I've had 2 months of no internet access - due to matters outside of my own control.

I will of course, from now on, try and help people as best I can, but obviously, because unlike you, I have a life outside of the internet, by the time I get to respond to most threads, you've already, at least in 9/10 cases, told the OP to install Ubuntu, or had a rant at them for calling GNU/STFU, Linux....

-deus-

[Prometheum]

Originally Posted by deus-redux

The OP actually originally asked which was better:

He asked what the difference was. I told him.

Originally Posted by deus-redux

In the other thread we've posted in just today , I have not trolled you whatsoever. I have only asked you genuine questions, in an attempt to better understand your opinion.

No, you've been trolling me.

Originally Posted by deus-redux

I would also like to point out that since October, I've had 2 months of no internet access - due to matters outside of my own control.

I will of course, from now on, try and help people as best I can, but obviously, because unlike you, I have a life outside of the internet, by the time I get to respond to most threads, you've already, at least in 9/10 cases, told the OP to install Ubuntu, or had a rant at them for calling GNU/STFU, Linux....

Typically, mods are mods of a forum because they're consistently active and positive in that forum. You are neither to E*NIX.

We've had this exchange before. I've called you out for you doing nothing but trolling, you say you'll "try" to help people "as best you can" with the caveat that "you ahve a live outside the internet", and then you proceed to do nothing and continue being a drain on this forum.

And yes, in almost all cases, I will respond before you do. I'll answer the OP's question and actually contribute. You'll come along later to try to attack me personally (like you do in this post) and troll.

You contribute nothing to this forum, and now that we have our long-time mod back, I would think it's time for you to step down.

[deus-redux]

Originally Posted by Prometheum

No, you've been trolling me.

Nope, you're just paranoid now. You should see a therapist. Might wanna bring up your mild retardation, but I don't think there's a lot they can do about that...

Originally Posted by Prometheum

Typically, mods are mods of a forum because they're consistently active and positive in that forum.

We should probably swap-out half the mods on Totse, then.

Now maybe mummy and daddy make sure you always have an internet connection, because last time it went out, you cried all night? For the rest of us however, we sometimes have periods where our access is patchy - and there's nothing we can do about it. Doesn't mean we should be demodded.

Originally Posted by Prometheum

...you proceed to do nothing and continue being a drain on this forum.

You call me a drain, yet the only person that seems to have any problem with me whatsoever, is you.

Originally Posted by Prometheum

I'll answer the OP's question and actually contribute.

Telling everyone to install Ubuntu as a blanket solution, or having a go at anyone who dare call the OS "Linux", is not contributing. It's borderline trolling, and the reason 9/10 people who post here, along with the majority of the tech forum mods, think you're a grade-A idiot.

When you do help, which to be fair, you do, it comes with a bucket-full of preaching. You seem to be the chief evangelical for the Church of Free Software - and that sir, puts you on par with the Jehovah's witnesses that come knocking on my door. And by the same token, you kick off more when someone even suggests the use of a proprietary software package, than they do when I say there's no god.

Originally Posted by Prometheum

...now that we have our long-time mod back, I would think it's time for you to step down.

See, I might be inclined to consider that, if there were actually anyone else calling for it, besides you and potentially a couple of your home boys.

To be honest, you're starting to sound quite jealous. Wish you were mod? ...suck it.

-deus-

[Prometheum]

Originally Posted by deus-redux

blah blah blah troll troll troll

Now really, that was entirely a personal attack. Do you have anything to say to me that isn't trolling?

Of course you don't.

[zeusy]

Originally Posted by deus-redux

See, I might be inclined to consider that, if there were actually anyone else calling for it, besides you and potentially a couple of your home boys.
-deus-

Belive it or not, if it wasn't for Pr0mtheum's constant argumentation and preaching of linux in other forums, E*NIX wouldn't get half of the traffic it has.
Most newcomers to this forum are already regulars.
Therefore your position here, as a moderator, is wired to this fact.

[Akdor 1154]

I began with Ubuntu, but Gnome shitted me off so I've been hopping around since. Kubuntu was OK but lacked the integration that had been put into the Gnome spin. I tried Fedora 8, which was OK (it's still on my desktop box, though sits largely unused) - yum/rpm was SLOW, though; upgrades take forever to calculate. I don't know if this is because yum is in Python as opposed to machine code, or if the version of RPM was crap, or why; but it was slow. Not to mention chomping CPU cycles for the whole five minutes it takes to CALCULATE (not download) an update. Apparently this has improved greatly in Fedora 10, though I haven't used it personally.
I tried OpenSUSE 11.1 for about two weeks and managed to fuck it badly, but that could be largely because I couldn't wait for KDE 4.2 and did a shit job of managing the Unstable repo. It seemed OK, however again we have the issue of the distro's control centre vs. the desktop environment's control centre.
I just got a new Laptop and have put Sidux and prerelease KDE 4.2 on it - hell yes. Epic win. I highly recommend Sidux. It's pretty much Debian Unstable with a few helper scripts and repos thrown in to give you a stable system - so you end up with the cutting-edge-ness of Ubuntu without the 'I wish I could have a Mac but I can't afford it' feel.
Plus their forums aren't retarded like the Ubuntu Community.

EDIT: Specifically for you: the Ubuntu kernel has a patch to its Toshiba support that's been rejected in the mainline Linux kernel - this patch is not part of Sidux (or AFAIK any other distros I've used) and is not likely to be in future. You might have trouble with Bluetooth and other post-1995 laptop technologies if you don't feel like doing your own kernel. It's a liveCD like Ubuntu though, so try it and see how you feel.

[Dandy Crab]

Originally Posted by Prometheum

Sticking with something is the best thing you can do. If you distro-hop, you don't end up actually learning. Pick something and stay with it for a long time. That way you'll learn how to use and control the system.

Now this is one thing I can agree with Prometheum on. I've stuck with Slackware for years, and don't plan on switching to anything else. I would still advise any person who is looking into learning Linux and UNIX to start with Slackware.