FYI: Workaround for today's FC5 baseurl/mirrorlist problems

[Tom Rivers]

Joshua Andrews wrote: 
> The point is; was this a symptom of some catastrophic system failure 
> or an executive decision?  If the latter, as I suspect, then one 
> person writing a few lines could have saved many thousands of people a 
> whole lot of needless bullshit!
>
Hey Joshua,

With all due respect, I think there are two things that are important to 
keep in mind here.  First, we are all using a Linux distribution that is 
meant for people who don't mind editing a few text files when 
necessary.  If this were something you paid for that was touted as a 
smooth experience for the uninitiated Linux user, then your angst would 
be more understandable.  Second, some have gone out of their way to help 
community users like you and me so that the answer to this problem is 
easy to implement.  In the interest of acknowledging the sheer volume of 
consistently high-quality volunteer efforts of many in this community, I 
suggest that a better response might be, "Thanks for providing the 
information that solves this issue in a timely fashion."  ;)


Tom