Re: List volume

[Marc Wallman <Marc Wallman ndsu nodak edu>]

Justin Crabtree wrote:

> It is my understanding that RHEL4 is based on FC3 and that any 
> bugs/patches/updates/whatever fixed in FC3 will make their way into 
> RHEL4.  Assuming this assumption is correct, would it not be a good idea 
> to test with FC3 as well as RHEL4?  Also, will it work the other way? 
> Will fixes to RHEL4 make their way into FC3?
>
> We are currently using RHEL3 on most of our production boxes and for 
> certain applications (LDAP for one) the packages in RHEL3 are very 
> outdated.  We will probably wait till FC3 becomes final and make a 
> decision then whether to upgrade or wait for RHEL4.  Any opinions?

I don't see FC3 and RHEL4 as comparable solutions, mainly due to the 
huge difference in lifecycle between the 2 products. FC3 will go out of 
support in about a year and you will have to upgrade/reinstall your 
servers. This short lifecycle is exactly why we are using RHEL which has 
a MUCH longer lifecycle.

On a note relating to the original post, I have been running RHEL 4beta1 
since about the 1st of October and have had very few problems with it.
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Marc Wallman
NDSU Information Technology Services