Perhaps I'm just suffering from a "grass is always greener" thing about RH
versus other distros. But then again, if no-one ever had "grass is greener"
feelings, would they ever migrate OS?
Interesting comment about user machines. Would like to hear more about that.
Some commercial companies have rolled out Linux onto end user machines. If the
end user is a real end user with no tweaking permissions, just wants word
processing, internet browsing, saving files on a file server, printing and
internal and external email, then what's the impracticality? Migration may be
difficult but if the machines came ready-built that would get around that one.
jim_a technologist com on 01/02/2000 15:53:02
Please respond to redhat-install-list redhat com
To: redhat-install-list redhat com
cc:
Subject: Re: Screen cont. (from the "Peanut Gallery")
Well, I just got back from posting a gripe to Suse... Bad as these problems
are... Just try finding support info on their "hardware supported" database.
It's performance AND search logic/engine are abysmal.
Of course, I'se looking for info on Compaq Deskpro xl (486) but I had very
little problem finding the info on redhat.
I make my living from commercial networked application integration and, frankly,
Linux still is commercially impractical on a typical user machine.
But I'm not giving up yet.
Jim A
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From: Paul Newman pgen com <Paul Newman pgen com>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 10:47 AM
Subject: Re: Screen cont. (from the "Peanut Gallery")
Problem is, Reh Hat gives no appearance of ever reading anything posted tro
this
list...
jim_a technologist com on 01/02/2000 12:58:49
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To: redhat-install-list redhat com
cc:
Subject: Re: Screen cont. (from the "Peanut Gallery")
Well, finally a thread I can chime in on (given I'm a rank novice on Linux).
I believe that you'll find the typical notebook has more install problems
than
the typical desktop as there are more proprietary or chassis vendor-specific
drivers to deal with.
I would like to say that it appears that, judging from alll the 6.0 - 6.1
issues, RedHat has inadvertently found their own sinkhole -ala- Win95.
Let's
hope the errata are resolved more quickly.
Attn: RH! Keep on keepin' on.
Pettyfog
-----Original Message-----
From: Tassos <cybervet mail tvnet hu>
To: redhat-install-list redhat com <redhat-install-list redhat com>
Date: Tuesday, February 01, 2000 7:47 AM
Subject: Screen cont.
Plus one more thing I want to test RH in my notebook before I install to
my
desktop
Pentium III 600Mhz 128 Mb ,20Giga Hd,Pioneer DVD,3DFx voodoo 3500 w/t TV
tuner , a SB Live pro, Modem/fax/voice , scanner, CDR/RW , web cam, printer
etc
etc.
If i can't install it in my notebook (it should be easy ) how on earth i
will install it to the desktop with all this stuff it will take me years
just to
go through all the how to's and the info pages for every component I have
before
I'm able to take a simple e-mail from linux.
Regards Tassos
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Well, I just got back from posting
a gripe to Suse... Bad as these problems are... Just try finding support info on
their "hardware supported" database.
It's performance AND search
logic/engine are abysmal. Of course, I'se looking for info
on Compaq Deskpro xl (486) but I had very little problem finding the info on
redhat.
I make my living from commercial
networked application integration and, frankly, Linux still is commercially
impractical on a typical user machine.
But I'm not giving up
yet.
Jim A
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