updates

[Terry R Linhardt]

Michael,

I believe the industry "convention" is that a beta is a release for
individuals to test against. Reported fixes go into the next beta
release, or eventually into the production release. The key to a beta is
that everybody is working against the same code set.  

If beta release with patches applied is called a MS Windows. <okay, slap
me, that was tacky>

Terry

On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 10:43, Michael Young wrote:
> On Sat, 2003-08-02 at 08:23, William Hooper wrote:
> 
> > >From what I've seen, beta's rarely have updates in RHN, because betas are
> > not meant for production systems.  Towards the end of the last beta many
> > people were complaining about a Sendmail bug not being fixed in the beta. 
> > Mike Harris gave his take on it here:
> > 
> > https://listman.redhat.com/archives/phoebe-list/2003-March/msg00140.html
> > 
> > I would suggest not wasting an entitlement on a beta machine.  Just
> > because you register it doesn't mean you need to entitle it.  If you are
> > using the GUI, the applet will alert you to any updates that might come
> > along.
> 
> What I can't stress enough is the fact updates for the RHEL beta are
> already in RHN. A beta is a beta, be it RHEL or RHL. So if RH is going
> to release updates for one beta on RHN, why can't they do it for the
> other beta as well?
> 
> As a home user, I don't really have any "production systems." I could
> care less if I blow them up or not. I am stuck administering windows at
> work, so, I like coming home and playing with my linux machines. Kind of
> a hobby you might say.
> 
> I have 2 basic entitlements (not demo, I paid money) for my 2 home
> machines. AFAIK, basic entitlements are targeted at the home user. So,
> if I run a beta on 1 of my 2 systems, an entitlement is automatically
> being wasted.
> 
> Everyone seems to be saying I can't use the tools I "purchased" if I
> want to run the betas. So, if I don't want to throw away my money, don't
> beta test. That attitude does not make me feel very welcome in the
> development community.
> 
> Doesn't that contradict what the RHLP is trying to achieve, community
> participation? Just my $0.10... :|
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Terry R Linhardt <linhardt at swbell.net>