Free Software Magazine: Are GNU/Linux Distribution Choices a Fad, or Favouritism?

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jun 4, 2006

“Over the years I’ve tried numerous distributions, and there’s
been a gradual progression from what were probably the early
leaders in the Linux market–Red Hat for example–through to the
some recent and popular examples, particularly Gentoo and
Kubuntu.

“The question that has been running through my head recently
though is whether this is an issue of favouritism on my part, or
whether it is because the distributions I use today really are
comparatively better than the distributions I used 4 or 5 years
ago…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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