On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Boris Veytsman wrote: > > > > My collegues here claim that Slackware is *the* best Linux distribution > > and we have three Slackware boxes (one on Alpha) that have a TeX > > I really do not think that this list is the proper place to discuss > relative merits of different Linux distributions. > Yes but your message was the one about Debian/LaTeX machines, not mine, right? TeX is a typesetting system, Linux is an operating system, two rather different kinds of entities. Comparing the two things is a *mistake* that many Linux people do. If we want to compare things, we should start with Perl, Python, Ruby, etc. A.S. **************************************************************** *Apostolos Syropoulos * *snail mail: 366, 28th October Str., GR-671 00 Xanthi, HELLAS * *email : [log in to unmask] * *phone num.: +30-(0)5410-28704 * *home page : http://obelix.ee.duth.gr/~apostolo * ****************************************************************