[aclug-L] Re: Debian is `Favorite Distribution' according to Linux Journal (fwd)

[Jonathan Hall <jonhall@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Tue, Dec 28, 1999 at 09:59:09AM -0600, Carl D Cravens wrote:
> >From debian-news... 
> >The most recent Linux Journal covers the `1999 Reader's choice
> >awards'.  This year Debian GNU/Linux lead the choices in the category
> >`Favorite Distribution'.  Debian GNU/Linux got 27.3% of votes.

< snip >

> Maybe the crowd that reads Linux Journal is a bit different than the
> average Joe that wants to try Linux.  I suspect that there are more Red
> Hat hobby installations than anything else. 

I would say you're probably right that the LJ crowd is different than the
majority of the population.  I think most people who are starting with Linux
buy something at BestBuy or CompUSA, for instance, which means they get
RedHat or Caldera or something similar.

Most LJ readers are no longer "absolute beginners", and thus have "evolved"
beyond RH/Caldera/etc, and are using more "advanced" distros... like Debian
for instance.


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