FC2 to RH9

[Ted Gervais]

On Thu, 2004-06-24 at 11:17, Satish Balay wrote:
> On Thu, 24 Jun 2004, Ted Gervais wrote:
> 
> > Has anyone thought of going back to RH9?  That release had virtually no 
> > problems and while it was the last supported release it still is/was better 
> > than the fedora distributions.  I am thinking of the problems with the sound, 
> > scanners, and other hardware devices and applications.  I would have thought 
> > that after FC1 that FC2 would have had all the current concerns fixed and it 
> > would have been as good as RH9.  Turns out, it is many steps behind the last 
> > RedHat release and makes one wonder about continuing.
> >
> > Anyway - just wondering if others have had the same thought about going back 
> > to what was better than the current FC2 release??
> 
> FC1 -> FC2 was a major change
> 
> 2.4 kernel -> 2..6 kernel
> OSS sound  -> ALSA sound.
> 
> If things don't work with FC2 to your satisfaction - stick arround
> with FC1. FC1 is an improvement over RHL9 - in your terms.


Yes.  FC1 was an improvement over RH9, but FC2 was a disappointment.  So
rather than go back to RH9, just drop back to FC1.  I wonder if that is
possible??

> 
> Satish
-- 
Ted Gervais
Coldbrook, Nova Scotia
Canada.