Personally, i am somewhat new to CentOS (but not to Linux). I remember the old days (not really that long ago), before YUM. well, rather before i knew about YUM anyway. I started with Mandrake Linux (Kernel 2.12 i think), and i remember compiling from source, or using RPM directly, and having to spend hours researching dependencies.
Now that i am running CentOS, i am extremely happy with the stability (with the exceptions from me changing stuff), and ease of use. especially where SSH is allowed from a fresh install. i remember having to work on my hobby server directly for a while before i could connect remotely to finish configuration. I am very happy that i can just complete an install, then grab my laptop, sit in my favorite chair, and work comfortably.
it would be nice if Webmin was installed and ready, but it is quite easy to create the YUM repo, and install it from that.Linux seems to have come a long way since the late 90s, to early 2K.
~Travis
