Hatters:
I actually took the time to go to the site. It is well laid out and not
what it first appears to be. The old saying "Don't judge a book by its
cover ..." comes to mind. I am a long-time Red Hat user, and think that
RPM makes sense, but I also agree with a lot of what this sight has to
say. They do not flame Red hat, or consider it inferior in any way. They
just want people to be aware of a few "misconceptions" between "Linux" and
"Red Hat".
Before jumping to conclusions, give someone the benefit of the
doubt. Accusations about the web authors being "NT" people or Windows
Users is not only childish, but in this case, apparently wrong. Comments
like this only widen the rift between different users. Why can't people
who use and like Windows also use and like Linux?
- Mike
On Mon, 8 May 2000, Uncle Meat wrote:
>
> On 08-May-00 int27h opined:
> > Well, Long time ago I heard that rh don't have the same kernel like the
> > rest
> > linux distro, and just days ago i got a www.redhatisnotlinux.org
> > mentioning that rh has gone to be an independent os using gnu distro?
> >
> > comments?
>
> RH uses a linux kernel with the parameters set the way they feel best suits
> their targeted audience. The kernel makes it linux. The ability to install
> the same source, change what they did with it, recompile it and use with
> the remainder of their distribution tis in the spirit of Linux and in line
> with the way Linus wants to keep it.
>
> Therefore, RH is distributing a package containing Linux. The source is
> included (in offical releases, anyway) and can be modified to perform
> differently than the original product.
>
> If by 'not linux' one means the releases contain some tools which they
> invented and still own, take a look at Debian, Corel, TurboLinux, SuSE and
> almost all of the others. They do the precise same thing.
>
> Haven't been to the above site and frankly not interested. Likely written
> by a 'Doze or Not Trustworthy (NT) guy, or possibly by someone who
> automatically sees a sinister plot in RH getting themselves listed on the
> stock exchange.
>
> ---
> Excuse my english. I went to US public school.
>
>
>
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