Alan Dayley wrote:
<snip>
> 
> It would be better, I think to have a document comparing the general
> strengths and target focus of each distribution and desktop.  Let the user
> decide from that.  A good start for such a document might be this recent
> one:
> http://www.thejemreport.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=123

I agree with Alan here. Personal preferences are exactly that - 
personal. I see no purpose in determining a group preference. It's kind 
of an oxymoron. Instead, I think it'd be great to have a variety of 
distros available, and a way to help newbies decide which to try 
(first), depending on their situation. Personally, I'm looking forward 
to seeing some distros I haven't yet seen. (I bought, downloaded Mepis, 
and for some reason unknown to me, my disk1 wouldn't boot, so I stuck 
with Fedora). I imagine that we can cover a number of distros among the 
group. Count me in for RH/Fedora.

One other thought. Is there a statement of purpose of InstallFest 
somewhere (that I missed)?

-- 
-Eric 'shubes'
"There is no such thing as the People;
  it is a collectivist myth.
  There are only individual citizens
  with individual wills
  and individual purposes."
-William E. Simon (1927-2000),
     Secretary of the Treasury (1974-1977)
  "A Time For Truth" (1978), pg. 237

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