On Tue, 25 Mar 2003 18:51:32 -0500, Ben Russo wrote > Ed Wilts wrote: > > >On Tue, Mar 25, 2003 at 10:56:44AM -0600, Mike Vanecek wrote: > > > > > >>Does all this discussion mean that no RH 8.1 will be released? > >> > >> > > > >Correct. Please see > >http://www.matrixlist.com/pipermail/leaplist/2003-March/029087.html > > > > > > > >>If one goes from 8.0 to 9.0 should it be from scratch (argg...)? If not, will > >>the migration be stable (I worry about old items hanging around corrupting the > >>new stuff)? > >> > >> > > > >It's not 9.0. It's 9. > > > >I believe that Red Hat is still supporting upgrades - i.e. you can > >upgrade in place from 8.0 to 9. The documentation will be out soon - > >it's always released at the same time as the product so in a week you > >can check for the definitive, supported approach. > > > > > > > If the 9 release is similar to the 8.0.94 iso's I downloaded and > installed last week > I wouldn't try an upgrade if you have anything other than redhat > rpm's installed the release is not binary compatable with > Codeweavers Office, or many of the third party binary RPM's I had > installed. Something to do with big glibc differences. > > If you have a machine you have been using for a long time with 8.0, > I would wait a while before trying to make the move to 9, (just so > that you can give all the third party vendors time to catch up in > their FAQ's and HOWTO's). > > And if you have any add on binary software products like wineX or > Codeweavers > or Evolution Connector, you should wait until there are "Official" updates.
Of course, "official" support of RH 8 supposedly will stop after 12/31/03. I think you are correct, however. I am really tired of upgrading. I was looking forward to seeing 8.1 with the hopes it might clean up some stability issues. I think I will hang for several months and then decide what I need to do. Rebuilding systems is starting to be less and less fun. I still run a RH 5.2 system and a RH 7.1 system. However, the RH 5.2 is basically dead since it will not run some newer things. The RH 7.1 will no longer have "official" support after 12/31/03 also. Maybe one of the more advanced releases might make more sense. -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
