RH 8.0 woes

[Frank Mandato]

   Phil,

  When RH came out with 7.0 I jumped on it, couldn't wait to get it. I
ordered a paid version with some documentation directly from RH.

  I never had any serious problems with that release, except that it did
not let me use my ISA legacy nic card. I got around that by upgrading
from 6.2 instead of a clean install and that worked just like a charm.

  When RH came out with 7.1, 7.2, and then 7.3, I downloaded the free
software and upgraded, again, no problems encountered.

  I now have an older pc, P III 450, that is old, but works fine, and
did a clean install from scratch with RH 7.3. No problems.

  Never used the GUI to install, though, always text, and only installed
what I needed, but did include both gnome and kde on this machine since
I also use it for other things and my kids get on it as well.

  I would have no hesitation to install RH 8.0, I have the iso's
downloaded but can't burn them just yet. If I had, RH 8.0 would be up
and running.

  Just my $.02 worth.

  FrankM  

On Mon, 2002-11-11 at 18:31, Phil Mattison wrote:
> Wow, after reading the last thread I'm really glad I didn't install my copy
> of RH8.0 yet. I was saving it for a weekend when I felt like tinkering, but
> I NEVER feel like tinkering THAT much. No one seems to challenge the notion
> that RH does a half-@$$ job on x.0 releases, and I find that very
> disturbing. After paying $140+ for "free" software, I expect to get
> something for my money that's not available if I download the truly free
> versions. The only reason for paying is the assumption that RH does due
> diligence to see that the included packages work properly and are complete.
> I tend to assume that x.0 releases are "major" releases, a culmination of a
> larger effort than a minor release. It sounds like RedHat's philosophy is
> bass-ackwards. Looks to me like the most economical thing for me to do at
> this point is toss that expensive gray box in the trash. My time is worth
> more than the $$ lost gambling on RedHat's integrity.
> --
> Phil Mattison
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