Re: RHL 9 - concerns
Matthias Saou <[email protected]>
| Newsgroups | gmane.linux.redhat.release.phoebe |
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| Organization | freshrpms.net / rpmforge.net |
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"Andreas-Johann Ulvestad" <[email protected]> wrote : > [...] A positive thing about SuSE is however their long-lived > support of ISDN and other "typical european" standards. Another thing is > their naming policy of rpm files... alsa.rpm is a lousy filename, i'd > preferr alsa-0.5.1.i386.rpm any day. Not to mention that they're (still?) sticking with rpm v3... :-/ > It's kinda sad to se RH "terminating" support for their standard > distribution after only one year.. but I guess that's the way everything > is going.. no longer installing a server and letting it run in a corner > for a couple of years with automatic package download... I think you're underestimating the potential of support you can get from a community of users for "obsolete" (or at least considered obsolete) software and/or hardware ;-) You won't get any official updates for products that will have reached their EOL, but hey, I think there will always be a solution! Matthias -- Clean custom Red Hat Linux rpm packages : http://freshrpms.net/ Red Hat Linux release 8.0.9x (Phoebe) running Linux kernel 2.4.20-2.54 Load : 0.14 0.37 0.32, AC on-line, battery charging: 100% (5:39) -- Phoebe-list mailing list [email protected] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/phoebe-list