> I would like to start using Linux, but I can't find a retailer that carries it (I'd
> prefer not to download). There are a lot of sites of companies that sell Linux on
> the Net, but none of them are in Vancouver, and I"d like to get it ASAP (using a
> credit card is not an option). Can anyone enlighten me as to the possibilities?
I've seen most of the Linux releases over at Multimedia. They are located
on Broadway one block West of Cambie. The Computer Paper probably is a
good place to find vendors in the Vancouver area.
> It would be fine if someone clarified the difference among various types of Linux
> available (slackware vs. other types, etc.) and recommend one to me. I wont' bother
> you with the details of my system, as I found out that most of the versions support
> it (if not fully).
Not much, I think it is more a taste thing. Try to go with an ELF version
though. Slackware 3.0 and recently released RedHat 3.0.3 (Picasso) are both
ELF.
> In general, any advice to the novice in Vancouver would be useful.
Go to the Vancouver Linux Users group meetings.
And welcome aboard.
Cheers,
Christian.
-- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Christian Daudt (csd@microplex.com) Software Engineer Microplex Systems Ltd. URL: http://www.microplex.com/ "You can tell how far we have to go, when FORTRAN is the language of supercomputers." -- Steven Feiner