by boombaby » May 4th, '16, 08:46
Hello, trpted (et al)...
I think Alf might be showing his "age" and "bias" - a 'Jeep'. Perhaps he's American, or Canadian - or perhaps even Australian. Perhaps a "vet". (Of course, if he were English he might have referred to a "Land Rover".) Having said that, Jeeps were very robust, and were made to undertake all sorts of tasks (sometimes odd tasks, sometime off-road, sometimes heavy lifting) requiring a sturdy vehicle. Perhaps - given the EU orientation of Mageia - a "Unimog" might be a better comparison? Not sure. Funny that Unimogs never took off in a big way though.
No matter what, Alf was exactly right in the sensibility of the comparison. Mageia(5) is a workhorse. (Although that might be taking it way too far back!) Mageia(5) goes and goes, and goes and goes!
From my own perspective I could ONLY load (MODERN) Mageia-5 on my OLDE PC as a workable Linux (as I have explained before elsewhere). I use mine as a networked desktop, with officeware.
Mageia-5 is robust and configurable. Here's an example. Today, my (modern) LG LCD monitor (the only modern component) failed to start. Power gone! So I removed it, and plugged-in an Acer LCD screen - and the system booted normally (ie without any changes to the existing system config). Why? I don't know "why", but Mageia(5) does that kind of thing.
The Mageia Control Centre (MCC) also means the whole system is totally configurable from one place - and that is more than handy.
(P.S. None of that is bias. Mageia-5 works for me.)
Regards,
aka boombaby