Red Hat Fedora vs Enterprise Linux WS vs Desktop

[Wolfgang Gill]

On Mon, 13 Sep 2004 23:19:20 +0200, Jean Francois Martinez wrote
> But there are some IMHO unforgettable omissions in RHEL-WS.
> 
> Like not including any program for recording CDs.
> 
> Le lun 13/09/2004 à 07:01, Wolfgang Gill a écrit :
> > On Sun, 12 Sep 2004 16:50:54 -0700, Adam Boettiger wrote
> > > I almost hate to ask this question on this list, but I've looked in 
> > > the archives and can't find it.  I've looked at this chart here:
> > http://www.redhat.com/software/rhelorfedora/
> > > 
> > > My question is:
> > > 
> > > Other than getting the paid support, is there any real reason to buy 
> > > Redhat Enterprise Linux WS or Redhat Linux Desktop as opposed to 
> > > just using Fedora IN A DESKTOP ENVIRONMENT? (not a server)
> > > 
> > > The comparison chart doesn't really do a great job of prompting me 
> > > to take out my credit card.  I don't get it. Is it just that the 
> > > commercial versions are supposedly more stable and have more 
> > > packages available for them or ... ?
> > > 
> > > If this question has been asked before, just tell me so and shoot me 
> > > the URL off-list or on-list and I'll happily RTFM, but I have looked 
> > > and no can find.
> > > 
> > > AB
> > 
> > I switched from FC1 to RHEL3, mainly for stability. OK, it doesn't have the
> > 2.6 kernels and other fancy stuff. But at least it has been way more stable
> > than FC1/2 (Not one crash, FC1 used to crash at least once a week). And from
> > the posts that I've seen here, is that some of the new kernels tend to break
> > things (Alot from all the posts). At least with RHEL3 things are nice and
> > stable, and I don't have to stuff around to recompile/reconfigure things to
> > get it stable.
> > 
> > Just my 2 cents worth.
> > 
> > Wolf

You just have to install it manually.. It's no biggie.. I've got X-CDroast
working just fine. Or there are others. RH only supplies/supports what they
have tested and what is stable. There will always be something that's
forgotten. One just has to go get it and install it manually.

Wolf
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