> ** Original Subject: Re: On to more productive things.. Wishlist for RH 8.0...
> ** Original Sender: Jason Costomiris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> ** Original Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2000 17:10:42 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from
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> ** Original Message follows...
>
> On Fri, Nov 24, 2000 at 09:15:27PM +0100, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote:
>: On Fri, 24 Nov 2000, Jason Costomiris wrote:
>:
>: > Base Stuff:
>: > - Linux kernel 2.4 (probably somewhere in the 2.4.5 area)
>: > - Glibc 2.2
>: > - Gcc 3.0 (with libstdc++-3)
>: > - XFree86 4.0.1d (or whatever the latest release from the XFree86 guys is)
>:
>: This will probably happen at some time, though by the time gcc 3.0 is
>: released, we're probably at glibc 2.2.something and XFree86 4.0.2 or 4.1.
>
> The gcc guys are still targetting the end of the year for a 3.0 release..
> At least that's what it says on http://egcs.cygnus.com/
>
>: > - 100% FHS compliance - get rid of /etc/rc.d, and use /etc/init.d, etc.
>:
>: We already have symlinks so /etc/init.d and all work.
>: /etc/rc.d will stay for compatibility reasons.
>
> Yes, but to be FHS compliant, wouldn't things have to be the other way
> around? That is, the /etc/rc.d and /etc/rc.d/rcN.d directories should be
> the ones that are the symlinks, correct?
>
>: > - Offer ReiserFS during installation as a possible fstype (it is supposed to
>: > be included in kernel 2.4.1), possibly also XFS & ext3 if available.
>:
>: ReiserFS isn't ready for prime time yet.
>: Generally, while it runs, it's ok, but if something messes up beyond what
>: can be fixed by a simple journal replay, you're probably in trouble.
>
> I've had good luck with it, and apparently so has sourceforge - half of their
> 850G on ftp.sourceforge.net is reiserfs... The Mozilla people are using
> reiserfs on their anon-cvs server. Maybe you've had some sort of bad
> experience that others haven't?
>
>: > - support for USB keyboards during installation (many complained about the
>: > lack of this in RH 7.0)
>:
>: ??? 7.0 supports this...
>
> I've seen a number of complaints about this one. I don't have a USB keyboard
> to test it with.
>
>: > - Helix GNOME (their enhancements make it better than the stock RH releases)
>:
>: Which enhancements, as opposed to the packages from 7.0? The code is
>: almost identical.
>
> Their default setup is more usable, IMHO. Also, I haven't been able to
> replicate the menu that the Helix distribution provides on the top of the
> screen.. I can't explain why, but their distribution (at least on my
> machine) seems more responsive than the stock RH 7.0 GNOME packages.
>
>: > - KDE 2.0
>:
>: Done, see rawhide or http://www.linux-easy.com/rh-updates/
>
> rawhide != stable release. I'm not saying the work's not done, I'm just
> making a list of stuff I'd like to see in the next stable release. Some
> of the stuff IS done already.
>
>: > - Non-GNOME/KDE setups:
>: > - WindowMaker
>:
>: It's there...
>
> This is one of the "already done".
>
>: > - MTA: Postfix
>: Powertools.
>: > - SSL/TLS patches
>: Powertools rawhide.
>
> This should not be in powertools, but rather in the main distribution. It's
> a lot more useful than what's in the main dist (sendmail).
We still have to go through RH 7.1 and RH 7.2 before getting to RH 8.0
Anyways I want the RH with a good 4.0 kernel.
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