[mythtv-users] Re: linux distro

[Axel Thimm]

On Sat, Jan 03, 2004 at 01:16:41AM -0800, Darrick Hartman wrote:
> 
> > Im going to re-install my linux (mythtv) box. I've
> > always used redhat for 
> > my distro. What does everyone else use? Is RH just
> > as good, if not better, 
> > than the rest?
> 
> I use Slackware.  Aside from getting the ivtv stuff
> functioning properly, I have had no issues.  There
> seem to be alot more people posting with issues
> related to red hat/fedora than other distros.  I don't
> know if that is reason enough to draw a conclusion
> against using redhat/fedora.

No, it is probably that there are more people running Red Hat
Linux/Fedora Core than Slackware, so more problems will arise there
and be reported here ;)

How does Slackware deal with the problem of the ivtv-firmware? IMHO
the current approach of ATrpms is the best, because you can be legal
to the license and still have a database aware installation of the
firmware.
-- 
Axel.Thimm at physik.fu-berlin.de
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