Firefox-2.0.0.3 vs FC6?

[Ric Moore]

On Fri, 2007-03-23 at 16:33 +0800, Ed Greshko wrote:
> Kevin Kofler wrote:
> > Ed Greshko <Ed.Greshko <at> greshko.com> writes:
> >> Well, not everything needs an installer or rpm.
> > 
> > If you want to make a mess, sure... (An installer creates a mess too, by the 
> > way. ALWAYS prefer an RPM for Fedora over some cross-distribution tarball or 
> > installer which isn't adapted to Fedora and has no or bad uninstallation 
> > support. The tarball/installer-installed software also won't be available as a 
> > dependency to other packages.)
> 
> Sorry to disappoint....but I've been at this long enough not to make a mess 
> of things.  My prime rule is never make changes to the system with a Gin & 
> Tonic within my reach.
> 
> Weren't you taught *never* to use definitives like *always*.  :-)
Those are just as bad as "shoulds", which one shouldn't engage in. :) 

I keep my tarred installs in /opt where it is nice and convenient to
keep track of, so I've had FX 2.0 and the beta 3.0 for ages, right there
with a working java, straight from the horse's mouth. 

Nary a burp in the barrel. Ric 
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