[NTLUG:Discuss] Re: Need Distro Recommendation, Please

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>> > There are just too many *well-tested* distros out there to risk
>> > hardware damage from an errant kernel configuration...
>>
>> OK then. What distros (including version#) do you consider "well-tested"?
>> I'm truly interested in the info, not just objecting to what you said.
>
>You're asking an impossible or irrelevant question.
>They are all well tested. 

Hey, the guy slammed Mandrake for a brief mistake and then went 
on to state he'd rather have a "well-tested" distro (implying Mdk was
not one). So, I seriously wanted him to say what distros (by name +
version) fit his qualifications as I consider Mandrake to be tested just
as well as most distros (and certainly better tested than many). 

There have been several times where recent-version RedHat failed
to recognize various hardware. Installing Mandrake on that same 
machine has all hw recognized and working. Painless. It just worked.
Again, I am not trying to champion Mdk. I deal with the "well-tested"
RedHat every day at work, on a dozen systems. Further, there seem
to be a lot of Fedora (bascally RedHat) problems discussed on NTLUG.
One could conclude it is problematic, perhaps. If there are other 
distros that suit my needs better, then I'd give it a try (at least).
=TR=