[NTLUG:Discuss] Distro Recomendation

[Chris Cox]

Johnny Cybermyth wrote:
> I've been able to convince the lead engineer at my company to evaluate 
> embedded Linux over windows CE for memory management reasons.  He has 
> heard good things about Linux, but has never used it.  Today he comes in 
> asking for my recommendation for a distro.  He was also asking about the 
> presence of a compiler with a visual program builder.  I told him I'd 
> give him some distros to play with on Monday, but I'd like some 
> suggestions from you guys.
> 
> I immediately thought a KDE-based distro with KDevelop would be the best 
> candidate, so SUSE is what I'm leaning toward now.  I'm a GNOME user 
> myself, but it seems that there are more "polished" apps available for 
> KDE than there are for GNOME.  Anyone agree or disagree?
> 
> Chris also mentioned that SUSE had great hardware detection which I 
> would place as a high priority given that this is an evaluation run. Bad 
> experiences and perceptions weigh the same as facts under these 
> circumstances.

Having great hardware detection and KNOWING what to do with that
information are two different things.  I do think hwinfo is ten
times better than kudzu, though others have already pointed out
some of its failings... SUSE can be a source of frustration as
well as a great source of delight.