[Lazarus] What is most Lazarus Friendly Linux Distro

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

Hi,

I believe Slackware is now more than just a "single person", so it
should surfice. I do believe Patrick Volkerding has fully recovered from
his illness though.


> Debian's automatic upgrades can be a blessing where they e.g. 
> automatically install a security patch, but at the same time I've twice 
> had systems that were broken by an upgrade

Consider yourself lucky. Ubuntu auto updates have broken my systems way
more than twice. I now disable package updates completely. I'll only
update specific packages if I know about a bug that affects me has been
fixed, or I see a valid reason for a specific security update. I never
blindly click "Update" any more. As the old saying goes "If it ain't
broken - don't fix it!".  That applies to any software, not just Linux
distros.


> get people onto a broadly-ported distro than to have a hodge-podge with 
> different package naming conventions etc.

The "hodge-podge" distro (I gather you mean Slackware) is the oldest
active Linux distro in existence. That must count for something. It is
also the closest Linux distro to "Unix style" management, and least
modified (leaving packages as the original authors intended). This
appeals to many. It might not win a popularity contest any time soon,
but it sure is consistent, stable, and has a loyal following. Plus it
makes for a good development system [returning to the message thread at
hand].


Regards,
  - Graeme -

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