Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-14 Thread Allan F. Caetano
> "Kent" == Kent West <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Kent> John Griffiths wrote: >>> PS (and this *is* my last word on it): I simply cannot understand >>> this need to bash RedHat, or the stereotyping of all its users as >>> incorrigible newbies. I used RH for a long time, I switc

Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Colin Watson
"Allan F. Caetano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Colin" == Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Colin> Huh? This isn't just a helpdesk, it's also for "... discussion among >Colin> users of Debian". > >Good for you, my opinion is quite different. That wasn't just my opinion.

Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Kent West
John Griffiths wrote: PS (and this *is* my last word on it): I simply cannot understand this need to bash RedHat, or the stereotyping of all its users as incorrigible newbies. I used RH for a long time, I switched to Debian because I think it's better, but that doesn't mean I think RH sucks or t

Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread John Griffiths
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 >People like minded could procede to Slashdot, where such > >discussion is commonplace and constructive discussion is the >exception. I read these lists so that I can get useful tips and/or >help the fellow newbie along the way. I seek entertainmen

Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Allan F. Caetano
> "Ray" == Ray Percival <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Ray> You sir are just wrong its good to hear about stuff now some more examples and less sweeping statements would have been good but overall it confirms my choice to switch shortly after I learned that the update process with a free v

Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Allan F. Caetano
> "Colin" == Colin Watson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Colin> "Allan F. Caetano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> "Brooks" == Brooks R Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> Brooks> Greetings, >> [... lots of inane rantings deleted ...] Brooks> I love Debian, >>

Re: My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Colin Watson
"Allan F. Caetano" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> "Brooks" == Brooks R Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >Brooks> Greetings, >[... lots of inane rantings deleted ...] >Brooks> I love Debian, > >Sorry, the cheerleading list is right across the corridor. If you >don't have a probl

My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Allan F. Caetano
> "Brooks" == Brooks R Robinson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: Brooks> Greetings, [... lots of inane rantings deleted ...] Brooks> I love Debian, Sorry, the cheerleading list is right across the corridor. If you don't have a problem to report, or can't solve someone else's problem pl

My recent RedHat experience

2000-11-13 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
Greetings, I just had to report my recent Red Hat experience. I desired to install Oracle 8i on a linux platform, and I happened to have some sort of CD that claimed to be Oracle 8i for Red Hat. I had been told by colleagues that Red Hat was the greatest thing since sliced bread, and that