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Technical Review for Red Hat Linux 9

Posted by michael on from the what's-in-it-for-me dept.

ewilts writes "Dax Kelson from Guru Labs has posted a technical review for Red Hat Linux 9. It's a definite read if you want to get away from the marketing fluff that focuses on eye-candy and instead read about the release from a sysadmin's point-of-view."

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  1. nice to see... by EZmagz · · Score: 5, Insightful
    It's nice to see a review like this. Usually with stuff like this (whether it's a distro, software package, etc.) there's a generic CHANGELOG that might say "Updated to Gnome ver. 2.x" but it won't say WHAT is new! I admit that I'm lazy, but I don't want to go to each software package's website to see what they've done on my own.

    Just a pet peeve of mine, and I would like to see more reviews/articles like this. Now, back to the fake-RFC's and slew of other shitty April Fools jokes.

    --

    "Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned for SEGA. ..."

  2. What a review should be like by InodoroPereyra · · Score: 5, Insightful
    I very much welcome the post of this informative review of RH 9.0 . I hope this starts a trend in Slashdot, and that childish, bitching, immature first-person-experience reviews (should we even call them "reviews"?) are no longer posted here. Posting serious Journalism is a way to promote it. Slashdot Editors: please stop feeding trolls

    On the bright side, I think that RedHat's decision to split their software in a publically available, bleeding edge distribution and a more conservative, corporate version is just great. The former is a test bed for the latter. Donwnloaders and enthusiasts do the stress tests, corporations get a stabilized product. Excellent scheme !

  3. Re:Linux for the masses by AELinuxGuy · · Score: 5, Insightful
    It was my understanding that the "goal" of the open source community was to get a "desktop Linux" up and running to compete with MS.

    It is a misunderstanding to say that the goal of the Open Source community is merely to produce a desktop software that competes with Microsoft Windows. If that were the case it would not even be worth bothering...if you want an alternative to Windows then go buy a Mac. Rather, the goal of the Open Source community is more along the lines of re-gaining control of the software that runs our lives. It is about freedom, it is about community, and it is about hacking for the fun of it. I don't disagree with what you are saying about the importance of a simple installation and maintenance for the desktop market...we've got a LONG way to go. Just do not lump the success of our reach into that market with the strides we are making in other areas (like the server market).