Fedora 7

[Paul Smith]

On 6/3/07, Don Russell <fedora at drussell.dnsalias.com> wrote:
> >> >> Looks awesome, works awesome. It's one of the most flawless and
> >> simple
> >> >> Linux installs I have had in a long time, even with the somewhat
> >> unusual
> >> >> setup I have.
> >> >
> >> > You are lucky.
> >> > So am I, so far.
> >> >
> >> > However, no-one knows what proportion of Fedora users
> >> > meet a problem with installation.
> >> >
> >> > It is a serious weakness of Fedora, in my view,
> >> > that there is no proper attempt to get feedback on this issue.
> >> > (Bugzillas are only used by a tiny proportion of users.)
> >>
> >> Since this is just guess work what would you consider a "proper" attempt
> >> to get feedback on thousands of packages other than bugzilla,irc or
> >> mailing lists?
> >
> > At least, people from RedHat could answer questions like "in which
> > component should I report this bug?"...
> >
> > Perhaps, RedHat wants to keep people silent regarding the faulty
> > installation dvd that they have created.
> >
> > Paul
>
> That seems a little harsh. Just because you have installation problems
> does not mean RedHat created a faulty DVD. Did you perform the media
> test prior to installing?

Yes, I did check the checksums and they match. Furthermore, I used the
same media to upgrade F7 on a different machine and no problem was
seen.

Paul