I've never done an "upgrade" of a running Linux system, and have found that
even with Windows its better to start from scratch than to put "new wine in
the old skin," though MS seems to do a passable job of it provided there is
no serious pathology in the existing system. It would seem RH can't afford
quite as extensive a validation process before new releases, and
understandably so. Still, if the price of a shrink-wrapped Linux
distribution is similar to that of Windows, it is reasonable to expect a
similar level of quality control. Just because they collect every piece of
GPL software they can find and throw it into the box doesn't excuse sloppy
work. I probably will keep the 8.0 bundle and install it when I have time to
start from disk partition, but I'm not looking forward to it like I was.
So... what will historians say about the Open-Source movement, that it was
the dawn of a new age of enlightened self-interest, or that it was the 90's
techno-geek version of the hippie "free-store" idea from the 60's? Peace,
dude.
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Phil Mattison
Ohmikron Corp.
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