From release notes for FC5T3 (web)

[Rahul Sundaram]

Daniel B. Thurman wrote:

>When it comes to installing FC5-T3, the package managers
>the Fedora-Team supplied really makes the installation
>experience VERY poor.  It is VERY unstable.  The current
>package manager (Add/Remove Software) appears to have been
>written and designed by someone's 5 year old kid; is slapped
>together ad-hoc, poorly designed and is absolutely useless for
>the hurried installer.  Prepare to sit in front of your monitor
>and select your "all packages" choices, one-by-one and cross your
>fingers - you *might* make it, you *might* not.  Alas - my eyes
>are bloodshot after 3 days.  I *should* have known better to download
>the RPM's myself, write a script with rpm commands and I would save
>a LOT of time - but no - I placed my (mis)trust in this highly touted
>new program manager for FC5.
>  
>
The test release are meant for testers to provide feedback on the 
ongoing development within a release and might have issues. Discussions 
are better post in fedora-test list and if there is a stability issues 
its better to file bug reports on that.  The user interface for Pirut 
earlier had earlier been quick thrown together while functionality was 
under focus. It has been updated recently after the test3 release.  If 
you have the latest updates and you believe there are improvements to be 
made, send in your comments as RFE's in bugzilla or discuss them in the 
fedora-test list.

>Giving up, I tried yumex and it was nightmarish, highly unstable, and
>actually FROZE the OS!  THAT was included in the Extra's folder and
>I cannot for the LIFE of me understand my this is supported and not
>APT and Synaptics!
>
>APT/Synaptic was a very good package manager and proved it's
>mettle but apparently the Fedora Team must not like the fact
>they did not want something developed by another distro so
>apparently they threw this out of the extras folder and destroyed
>any chance to recover from a black eye.
>  
>
The problem with Apt-RPM is described in 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Tools/Apt and synaptic depends on Apt-RPM. 
If you had a problem with YumEx, I am sure the developer would 
appreciate a bug report with the relevant information.

>I am VERY disappointed with FC5-T3 and refuse to continue
>with it any further and will look into other distros who can do
>the job more professionally.
>
>So - maybe you should look at things more closely before suggesting
>to Thomas that HE try it out.  I am saving Thomas a nightmare as
>reported above.
>  
>
The overall feedback on the test/development release for Fedora Core 5 
has been pretty positive. If there are issues to deal with, the feedback 
needs be send to relevant developers through the development and test 
lists as well as bugzilla. Guidelines are available at 
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Testing.

-- 
Rahul