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

[Terry]

> > OK then. What distros (including version#) do you consider "well-tested"?

> 
> TR--
> 
> "Well-tested" is a subjective term, so it makes sense to define it in
> comparative terms.  Since there is really no way to directly compare
> the QA processes of individual distro efforts, one way to look at it
> is to measure the average time between releases.  This is the criteria
> I use to make production-level decisions involving which Linux distro
> to use; yours might be different.  I'm a firm believer in the "given
> enough eyes, all bugs are shalllow" doctrine, and the length of time
> between versions is a good measure of how long a specific version has
> been exposed to enough eyes to eventually work out the major bugs.


        Conclusion,
Debian or Slackware  =  two best choices
      [both non-commercial distros]