Why Fedora ?

[Rudolf Kastl]

2005/11/3, Dan Hensley <dan at dshensley.com>:
> On Thu, 2005-11-03 at 17:17 +0100, Rudolf Kastl wrote:
>
> > > > if you identify and report/fix bugs _upstream_ you are fixing the
> > > > stuff for all distros...
> > >
> > > For all *RHEL* distros.
> >
> > wrong. the core components used in all major linux distros are pretty
> > much the same software.
> > kde gnome kernel .. same goes for most of the software in core. most
> > importantly everything _can_ be used in another distro without
> > problems. excuse me but... it would make more sense if youd just take
> > a look at other distros and their components. and also what
> > with patches happens... they go upstream... once they are upstream
> > they are everywhere.
>
> I didn't want to get into this thread, but I wanted to respond to a few
> comments.
>
> First, yes most distros use the same core components, but they do not
> ship the same VERSIONS of these components.  RHEL tends to lag the
> bleeding edge to make sure the versions they do ship are stable.  BIG
> DIFFERENCE.

also not the same patchset. but please read the comment i replied to
aswell... i stated that stuff is beeing fixed for all distros if the
fixes go upstream.

>
> > > > whide because i like to have a bit
> > > > more challange and i love helping to make future versions better.
> > >
> > > Please don't top post.
> >
> > i now responded the same way you did... you will see that its not
> > easier to read than a top post. id even say harder. my suggestion is
> > to use a better mail client or submit proper feature requests
> > upstream.
>
> Wrong.  It's much easier for someone like me who has largely ignored the
> thread to jump in.  I can follow the discussion point by point without
> having to read through previous posts that I have deleted.  The only
> thing more evil than top-posting is bottom-posting.  Please see
>
> http://www.faqs.org/docs/jargon/T/top-post.html
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/comics/xbooks/readpost/section-4.html
>
> One thing that is incredibly hard to read is words with missing
> punctuation and misspellings.  Missing apostrophes are near the top of
> that list (and many are guilty).  Here are a few examples:
>
> dont    -  no such word.  Use "don't".
> doesent, doesnt - ditto.  Use "doesn't".
> cant    - to tilt at an angle.  "can't" means cannot.
> wont    - also means something else in English.  "won't" means "will
> not".
> its     - Possessive form.  "it's" means "it is".  See
> http://englishplus.com/grammar/00000227.htm
>
> Obviously non-native English speakers get a lot of latitude here (the
> fact that one can converse in English as a 2nd or 3rd language is
> commendable), but the native English speakers are frequently the worst
> offenders.

well i just use the threaded view in my mail client and like that top
posts are easier to read for me because i dont have to read old stuff
over and over, but hey... if it helps you... punctuation etc... hmm i
usually get the meaning from the context if i read the whole sentence
but ok... its not proper english... umm its not my native language
either. usually i dont care ... neither about upper or lower casing.

commenting this thread seems like a waste of time kinda. id rather
talk about real constructive things like the bug ids people are
referring to when they say words like "unstable". just couldnt resist
in a free minute to reply to some of the funniest comments.

bug -> identified -> reproduced -> reported -> fixed

if fedora wasnt cutting edge id use another distro. some people are
already bored because they want the newer versions of software than
fc4 ships with.

some people are complaining that the versions shipped in fedora are
too new. the main question here is... who doesent use the distro that
suits for him and why doesent he just use another one... one that
comes with alot older components e.g. ;) there are plenty.

progress isnt made with old stuff and progress is the only thing i am
personally interested in.

regards,
Rudolf Kastl

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