I just took a hiatus from using my computer....nah, I'm just kidding. I just tried out Sorcerer, the sources-based distribution. The premise is good, but man is the total package a mess! (In case you're curious, here's my experience: First time, I got X and XMMS to install, but nothing else would compile after that. Second time, I got the kernel installed and it wouldn't install anything, 'cause it was looking for "sp". Third time, it wouldn't boot after installation. Fourth time, I got as far as successfully installing Mozilla, XMMS, and a handful of the tiny window managers, and it refused to install anything after that, giving undefined errors. Keep in mind that I used the same settings every time, which means that this is a terribly flaky OS.)
Despite the awful experience, I still like the idea of telling your system to just download and install everything from source code. I'd like to see an option for RH to do that. For example, instead of rpm-ing from the first 3 CDs, rpmbuild-ing from the last 3 CDs. Perhaps it would be possible to also select to directly download from Rawhide at install time (maybe even selecting specific packages to get from Rawhide). Plus, it may be very useful in some circumstances to configure and compile the kernel at install time, too, all while still making the precompiled kernel available. (I don't like the idea of downloading from the publishers of each and every file. That takes too much of a chance.) Of course, building from source takes a toll on reliability, and since RH is the flagship of Linux reliability, it might be best for this to be either a hidden or an obscure option so that unwitting users don't stumble upon it. Also please please add an option to allow local use of the system without passwords. If worried about security, maybe it could be an option in the installer. Sadly, I'm back to 8.0 (again). So are all my other systems. I'll just hold off until 8.1 is released. Have fun, guys. -Benjamin Vander Jagt -- Phoebe-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/phoebe-list
