To All, I know this has been covered before but, do you think it might be worth having a page on the ALUG website telling all what Distros we run and/or prefer and why, and possibly what experience we have with other OSes. To start it off maybe mail it too the list so we can help other members more effectively. I run Slackware 8.1 on servers and firewalls and don't really run Linux on the desktop at all. Working for a training company if it ain't M$ Office or Windows then there's no point in training for it. I have reasonable experience with Slackware 8.1, 8, 7 and 4. Windows 3.11, 9x, 2k (pro and Srv), NT 4 (pro and Srv) and XP Pro + Home. I have used (as in played with) Redhat 7.2, Mandrake Firewall Edition, Mandrake desktop edition, FreeBSD (very briefly), older versions of Mac OS and .NET Server. Next year I hope to do an LFS project, although still a bit scared at the moment! :o) Kind Regards, Michael "The man who smiles when things go wrong, has found someone else to blame it on" - Author Unknown. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.427 / Virus Database: 240 - Release Date: 06/12/2002