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Article #3Re: RedHat CEO says home users shouldn't use Linux
From: Keith Clark
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 03:14
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 2003 03:14
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On Mon, 10 Nov 2003 09:19:28 +1000, Steve Gordon wrote: > > "opus" <opus@neitherland.org> wrote in message > news:pan.2003.11.09.15.03.32.822651@neitherland.org... >> On Wed, 05 Nov 2003 00:39:15 -0500, H. S. wrote: > > [SNIP] > >> >> Fedora uses yum or apt-get just like Debian does, so it's designed for >> users to upgrade off the internet with ease instead of buring install >> CD's and screwing with FTP like RedHat made us do. You'd have to crawl >> over hundreds of websites to get the same functionality with RedHat as you >> do with Debian. Now, with Fedora they can bring all that super software >> together in one neat archive, like Debian does, and post an officially >> tested release for Fedora! All you have to do is apt-get update then >> apt-get upgrade to stay current. No more checking out 100+ websites for >> your upgrades as it's will all be in the apt-get repository! > > Well there wasn't actually any checking 100+ websites anyway, you just ran > up2date (or the autoupdate program if you knew of a redhat mirror you could > use closer to home. The difference with fedora is that it now supports yum > and apt as part of up2date so that the up2date program can get data from evn > more places. Ximian says they will support Fedora, so you can also use RedCarpet. --Keith
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