At work - IKOS - EDA heavy memory math - we like Mandrake the best of all
the vendors tried and tested because the install is a snap and it's the most
stable
for our work.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kenneth Graves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 8:39 PM
Subject: Re: [Boston.pm] linux
> Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 20:11:47 -0400 (EDT)
> From: Chris Devers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> I'm told that [RedHat] 7.2 will install using ext3 journaling
> filesystem support by default. Would this be something worth
> waiting for?
>
> Call me a cynic, but I'd say it's something to avoid. RedHat has
> a tendency to release beta-quality code (including kernel modifications),
> then issue patches later. (I don't know about ext3 specifically, but
> I don't see it in the 2.4.3 sources. Or in a quick glance through
> the changelogs up to 2.4.9. Is it really ready for prime time?)
>
> --kag
