[GRLUG] The battle of the distros

[Collin Kidder]

> Yep,  disto hopping is a very good example of making the perfect the
> enemy of the good.  I've been using LINUX since kernel 0.99a and I've
> seen a strong reverse correlation between distro-hoppers and people who
> actually succeed with LINUX.  The distro-hoppers mindset is to try
> another distro everytime they hit a snag,  which means they are
> constantly trying distributions and find LINUX to be unproductive.  It
> would be interesting if there were some four or five flavors of Windows,
> Windows users would probably get stuck in the same cycle.
>   

Yes, I pretty much feel the same way, despite the fact that I'm 
currently in the distro shopping phase. I suppose the correct rule of 
thumb is the same as marriage - play the field, make up your mind, but 
darn it stick with your decision once you make one. This, of course, is 
not what I did. I got an OS divorce instead! ;-)