Actually, what Red Hat does is compile and evaluate each new release, until they're satisfied that it isn't broken, and then they package that release for general consumption.
If you want bleeding edge stuff, David, feel free to download it and make use of it. In the meantime, I applaud Red Hat for trying to be proactive about not being Microsoftian and putting out software that hasn't been fairly thoroughly tested. > On Sat, 2002-12-14 at 12:17, David van Hoose wrote: > > I got the point loud and clear, and my response to it is that RedHat is > > being unnecessarily paranoid. They need to accept that not every release > > in existance is going to break everything. If something does, they'll > > notice it in VERY short time and have it patched quickly at the source. > > For major release changes that include new features, I'm just saying I > > want RedHat to support us 'cutting edge' people as well as the 'new > > feature hating' people. I'd gladly throw money at RedHat in a heartbeat > > if they gave decent support as such. Last version of RH I bought was the > > 5.0. I was given a book that was basically printed out manpages. I was > > always behind when it came to having my system running up to date > > programs. I don't like that too much being a developer. -- Mike Burger http://www.bubbanfriends.org Visit the Dog Pound II BBS telnet://dogpound2.citadel.org or http://dogpound2.citadel.org:2000 -- redhat-list mailing list unsubscribe mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]?subject=unsubscribe https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
