What about performance and reliability in comparison to Windows?

> Try latest version of 'Big 5' distros: RedHat (9), Mandrake (9.1),
> Suse, Slackware (9) and Debian.
> I've tried Mandrake 9.1 with very good results.
> Don't know wich distro is 'best for it', seems that RH/suSe/Mdk are
> extensively tested before release. I'm a MDK fan.
> Also I've tried with very good results another flavor (E-smith

Linux)

> wich is a server-oriented distro (no X or compilers/gcc/make/etc.).
> In this case either you install FirebirdSS 1.0.2 or for FirebirdCS

1.5

> you have to install libraries from gcc 3.2.3 and then Firebird.
> For a 'normal' distribution you don't have that kind of problems.
>
> Tiberiu 'MDK 9.1 rulz' ATUDOREI