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[Kreg Steppe]

Sorry... Replied to the wrong message... oh well.


Kreg Steppe wrote:

> I'll use Fedora, I do now, and have since Day 1. If the A.R.(After 
> Release) mailing list traffic will be anything like it has been during 
> this beta cycle, I feel comfortable knowing that I will be well 
> informed about security, bug fixes, or whatever.
>
> I basically keep my 10+ servers up2date on my own anyway...so what is 
> the diff? I mean I have 3 RHN accounts, and it is convenient for 
> updates, but so is Yum (with correct repos).
>
> Now I READ the article about 'Redhat Recommending Windows' and I 
> didn't actually read that into it. I understand where Micheal is 
> coming from, and he is right. Windows is probably best for the 
> Consumer Market right now. I run and ISP, and I think that Linux would 
> work for the email and browsing that most of my customers, but go and 
> buy the Special at Best Buy this weekend and explain why linux is 
> great when their item dosen't have support under linux. Driver support 
> is a problem...Mostly. In the same vein.. I installed Window XP on my 
> machine as a dual boot, and i couldn't get USB 2.0 working out of the 
> box, until I did the 'jumping around like a circus poodle with windows 
> update' to get it working, but same machine worked perfect in RH9... 
> so it goes both ways a little.
>
> He did say that it just needs time to mature. Look how far things have 
> come in since 7.3 already.
> Kreg
>
> Xose Vazquez Perez wrote:
>
>> Paul Pianta wrote:
>>
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>>
>>> im guessing fedora support will be similar to debian support - ie.
>>> mailing lists, google searches, etc.
>>>
>>> so why switch to debian?
>>>   
>>
>>
>> because Fedora has a short lifetime and Debian
>> lifetime is unknown }:-)
>>
>>  
>>
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