Author: pete stein
Date: 07:26:48 03/14/01
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On March 14, 2001 at 02:18:49, pete stein wrote: >Yesterday I chatted and played on the Kasparov chess server. >My opponent claimed he was playing Crafty on Linux OS with about 300 Mhz, >that he used to run Win98 in the past but changed to Linux which he downloaded >for free, that Linux was fully customizable without superfluous bells and >whistles, and Crafty defeated my Fritz with flying colors. >I had a look at the Linux homepage and indeed, you can download some versions of >Linux for free. But there are so many different versions of Linux available. >Which version of Linux is ready to install and will support Fritz, WinBoard and >java chess servers? > >Pete I want to give Linux a try, but Slack-ware doesn't sound very promising. I didn't see WineLinux at the page with downloadable freeware versions. They have many other versions: Redhat, Yellowdog, Bestlinux, Antarctic, Peanutlinux, Icelinux... It's difficult to make a choice. The version of Linux should be readily downloadable, easy to install, take as little space on disk as possible, be customizable so that I can get rid of the bells and whistles to simplify it as much as possible, and support an Internet browser with java, a text and image editor, and a Dos prompt. BTW, chess is not the only thing I care of but the version of Linux should support at least a couple of chess programs, like Fritz, Chessmaster, or Xboard.
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