[Nolug] Fedora

From: Joey Kelly <joey_at_joeykelly.net>
Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2003 10:45:14 -0500
Message-Id: <200311131647.hADGlUs27004@vkh.joeykelly.net>

>>>I'm usually a big fan of Red Hat (since 7) for the average desktop joe,
>>>but Fedora seems, well, a bit broken. Red Hat 9 might be a better way to
>>>go.
>>
>>RedHate 9 will be end-of-lifed in June. No more updates, etc., and we don't
>>want to give out software with no way to patch bugs.
>>
> Let's see how much progress is made in fixing Fedora's bugs by RH9's eol.
>

I've been on record as detesting redhat for some time now. However, I am
willing to give Fedora credit in this area. While I don't know the details
regarding Fedora, I'm sure they will be mostly on the up-and-up when it comes
to bugfixes, etc..

Query: I haven't looked, so can someone give us an update on Fedora?

I'm interested to know about up2date, for instance. RedHat's incarnation of
up2date was nagware, with constant urgings to purchase a subscription (why
does there have to be a subscription in the first place, free nor not?). I
would hope that all of that goes out the window, as a free-as-in-beer method
of patching an install would certainly contribute to better security across
the entire userbase.

-- 
Joey Kelly
< Minister of the Gospel | Computer Networking Consultant >
http://joeykelly.net
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