[Ham-Computers] Linux and Firefox

[Dale Miller]

IMO I've noticed a speed difference in surfing the internet on Linux.
IMO Red Hat/Fedora Core Distros stink. (no flames my opinion)
I'm a Slackware Nut but I also like Debian based Distros.
The only thing I miss on Linux is the Shockwave player.
Other than that I love it.

Regards
Dale Miller, KC2CBD

Jerry K wrote:

>Question 1:
>I tried Red Hat about 3 years ago, but finding software and drivers for
>sound cards, various peripherals, etc. turned into more of an exercise than
>I was willing to put up with at the time. I'd like to give it another try,
>but was wondering if the newer versions of Linux are any easier to deal
>with, and if the available application and driver software has improved.
>Just for info, on a 10-point PC knowledge scale, I'm probably about a 7 or
>8, but certainly don't qualify as a full geek. I run XP Pro, broadband via
>DHCP satellite, a router, and a local 100MB ethernet with a couple of other
>XP machines on it, one of which is 500' away via a switch installed halfway.
>Main machine is 2.8G Dell with 500MB/80G, network machines are a 1.2G Athlon
>w/296MB/30G/XP Home, and an old Dell PII/366 laptop, also XP Home. I am not
>in a big hurry to switch from XP (all are SP2), because I have fortunately
>had no significant hacker/virus/crash problems with my current setup. XP and
>IE seem to work fine, as long as I remember to reboot about once a week. I
>was just feeling the urge to experiment again with Linux.
>
>Question 2:
>How about some opinions from XP users who are on Firefox instead of IE? Is
>the switchover really worth it? Will Firefox run ok with Linux?
>
>Tks,
>Jerry W5KP
>
>
>
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