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From: pauls at utdallas.edu (Paul Schmehl)
Subject: Fw: Red Hat Linux end-of-life update and
 transition planning

--On Monday, November 03, 2003 6:55 PM -0700 Michael Gale 
<michael@...esuperman.com> wrote:
>
> RH is, oh wait - was linux's version of windows, a pain in the a$$.
> People who started off on RH usually never learned anything and are stuck
> with the same problems as windows has except for less crashing.
>
> Modifying things is a pain because there are 50 millions different places
> that RH keeps the data and you can't do anything from the console so you
> get stuck using the GUI they provide.
>
I hate OS wars, but I find this statement extremely odd.  I run a RH 7.2 
server on the Internet, and it's 50 miles away.  It doesn't have a 
keyboard, mouse or monitor, and X and its pieces aren't even installed. 
It's been sitting there running for about two years now, and I haven't had 
one single problem doing things "from the console", nor have I had a 
problem with updates, even kernel patches.  I just reboot the box and log 
back in a minute later, after it's rebooted.

Obviously, OSes are a matter of taste for many.  I personally prefer 
FreeBSD.  But my experience with RedHat has been dramatically different 
than what you claim.  It's easy to use, easy to update, easy to maintain, 
and it's run without a hitch, handling 2.6 millions hits a month on the 
website without breaking a sweat.

Paul Schmehl (pauls@...allas.edu)
Adjunct Information Security Officer
The University of Texas at Dallas
AVIEN Founding Member
http://www.utdallas.edu