FC4 good new tech, bad legacy support

[John Summerfied]

Richard Kelsch wrote:
> Ok people, I'm not trying to be a bummer here, so please read this as if 

Why did you "reply" instead of "write?" Threaded email clients (and 
archiving tools) will hide this in the "downgrading PHP" thread.

> it was meant to entertain, not insult.  Think of me as a whining comic.  
> However, there is a seriousness to the root of this message:

> However, I noticed after I started installing software I needed (gzipped 
> sourcem CPAN modules etc.), it's not very compatible with older "legacy" 
> software.  In fact, as a rule, getting software not in the "core", 
> "extras", or "freshrpms" trees to work is a royal pain in the fanny.  

Well, you should read up on what FC is for. It's for testing; if you 
don't like the bleeding edge, get off it. Use a RHEL clone (or even 
RHEL), or 'drake or SuSe or Ubuntu or something.

I'm running FC3 on a couple of relatively unimportant systems. I'd not 
bet my business on it.




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John

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