Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Spiro Harvey
> Really? What about SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop) or > Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop? Marketing terms for IT managers and non-technical decision makers. -- Spiro Harvey Knossos Networks Ltd 021-295-1923www.knossos.net.nz signature.asc Descrip

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Spike Turner
Spiro Harvey wrote: > well, if they're running Gnome, then they're > probably not using the > machine in an "enterprise" capacity. nobody in > their right mind would > install X on a server. > Really? What about SLED (Suse Linux Enterprise Desktop) or Red Hat Enterprise Linux Desktop? Read somet

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Frank Cox
On Fri, 17 Oct 2008 09:48:31 +1300 Spiro Harvey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > well, if they're running Gnome, then they're probably not using the > machine in an "enterprise" capacity. nobody in their right mind would > install X on a server. *blink* I run a couple of Centos 5 application servers

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Spiro Harvey
> A driveby waste of space post was one by a certain Karanbir > telling someone to recklessly upgrade Gnome when this is supposed > to be an enterprise distro. well, if they're running Gnome, then they're probably not using the machine in an "enterprise" capacity. nobody in their right mind would

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Karanbir Singh
Spike Turner wrote: A driveby waste of space post was one by a certain Karanbir telling someone to recklessly upgrade Gnome when this is supposed to be an enterprise distro. Last time I checked, it was still a free world ? unless you live in the US, in which case, all bets are off. And yes, I

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Spike Turner
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Thats a bit of a dribveby waste of space post that does not > really merit > a reply from anyone. Also if that was something that > concerns you so > much, what have you done about it ? > > > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-October/066154.html > > Johnny

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread MHR
On Thu, Oct 16, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> If the CentOS devs don't have time to answer key questions such as >> on the kernel but have time to consider fragmenting the mailing list >> who wins/loses? > > What barriers did you run into when you tried to help wit

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Karanbir Singh
Spike Turner wrote: perhaps that is why "core" issues in CentOS like the kernel and samba are ignored by the developers? Examples :- http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-October/066143.html Thats a bit of a dribveby waste of space post that does not really merit a reply from anyone.

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Spike Turner wrote: > perhaps that is why "core" issues in CentOS like the kernel > and samba are ignored by the developers? Examples :- > > http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2008-October/066143.html We are not going to rebase except if upstream does. And maybe nobody answered that becaus

Re: [CentOS] new list proposal - meaningless

2008-10-16 Thread Spike Turner
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Over a period of time, we would like to see the CentOS list > become a > more user help and distro specific list, with generic > conversations > moving to the centos-tech list. > perhaps that is why "core" issues in CentOS like the kernel and samba are ignored by the