Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread Michael Scottaline
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 21:03:48 -0600 Robert Wideman [EMAIL PROTECTED] insightfully noted: MDK goes in release steps like ALL of linux distros follow. There is generally no x.3 version of any distro. RH follows this, MDK, Slackware, Suse, etc. = Wasn't there a Mandrake

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread Marc Oestreicher
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: Large snip But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair back. I wish releases were as nice as that beta. Civileme I am having trouble

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread walt
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 08:42, Marc Oestreicher wrote: On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: Large snip But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair back. I wish releases

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread et
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 08:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: Large snip But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair back. I wish

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Tuesday 11 February 2003 08:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: I am having trouble understanding this statement. Are you saying that final releases are generely not as good as the final betas and that the final release of 9.1 will not be as good

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread Tom Brinkman
On Tuesday February 11 2003 07:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: Large snip But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair back. I wish

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-11 Thread civileme
On Tuesday 11 February 2003 04:42 am, Marc Oestreicher wrote: On Tuesday 11 February 2003 00:13, civileme wrote: Large snip But if you have used 9.1 Beta3, you may have already discovered that bleeding edge can send a wind from your terminal screen to blow your hair back. I wish

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-10 Thread Greg Meyer
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 10 February 2003 10:03 pm, Robert Wideman wrote: MDK goes in release steps like ALL of linux distros follow. There is generally no x.3 version of any distro. RH follows this, MDK, Slackware, Suse, etc. Rob I was joking, as many people

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-10 Thread Sascha Noyes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 On Monday 10 February 2003 09:14 pm, Miark wrote: I would expect that a x.1 version of something would be the x.0 version with tweaks and updates. 9.1, however, seems a wholly new beast, with a whole new kernel, new installer, kde 3.1, and so on.

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-10 Thread civileme
On Monday 10 February 2003 05:14 pm, Miark wrote: I would expect that a x.1 version of something would be the x.0 version with tweaks and updates. 9.1, however, seems a wholly new beast, with a whole new kernel, new installer, kde 3.1, and so on. So why is this new version 9.1 and not 10.0?

Re: [newbie] Why is a x.1 bleeding edge?

2003-02-10 Thread Sascha Noyes
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 *snip* 9.1=KDE 3.1 New look on installer and change in organization I'm intrigued. What exactly is the change in organization? Sascha Noyes - -- Please encrypt all correspondence. PGP key available from: