RE: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-28 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Fri, 24 Dec 1999, Juha Saarinen wrote: > > Also, the kernel in Rawhide does not patch the Makefiles to compile with > > -mpentiumpro -march=i686 when arch == i686 (stability is more important > > than speed for releases). > > If I get the source for it, can I make it do that...? Sure - edit

RE: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-28 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Sat, 25 Dec 1999, Juha Saarinen wrote: > Hmmm... thanks, but do your modules compile OK? Mine seem to do so (ie. no > error messages during compile time) but at boot-up, I get the dreaded > "unresolved symbols" errors. I haven't built many modules lately (just the ones I'm using myself - need

RE: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-23 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Thu, 23 Dec 1999, Juha Saarinen wrote: > Talking about Rawhide, I noticed the ftp server has kernel 2.2.13 now, the > i686 version as well. Is it different from the version on your site Yes, it has some more patches and it's closer to what will actually get into 6.2. I've removed the kernel p

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-22 Thread Glen Lee Edwards
>How is wine? Alpha. Not ready for end users. If you're a developer and can write your own bug fixes in C, go for it. There's a wine developer newsgroup you can check out at: comp.emulators.ms-windows.wine Glen -- To unsubscribe: mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubscribe" as the Subject.

RE: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-22 Thread Juha Saarinen
> IMO this is nonsense. > Rawhide is on the cutting edge, the release versions are relatively > current, but include the latest *stable* versions, not the latest > development versions (with few exceptions where it makes sense). > > Very often, being on the cutting edge and being stable are the sa

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-22 Thread Thomas Ribbrock \(Design/DEG\)
On Tue, Dec 21, 1999 at 03:16:30PM -0700, patrick wrote: [about Corel Linux] > It may contain some older, less secure versions > of some programs but...it is still more secure and > stable than windoze95/98. [...] Ahem... At least for the "secure" part that's nonsense. If Corel Linux contains p

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-22 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote: > I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not > be as stable. IMO this is nonsense. Rawhide is on the cutting edge, the release versions are relatively current, but include the latest *stable* versions, not the latest develo

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Charles Galpin
Frank If i were you, I would go with the distribution that you feel you can get the most support from other users of that distribution. On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote: > I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so > many distributions to choose from, make

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread fllnx
Sparc. fred > Date: Tue, 21 Dec 1999 16:18:19 -0500 > From: Frank Rocco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Anyone try Corel Linux > I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are incorrect. I was > told

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Paul M. Foster
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Bernhard Rosenkraenzer wrote: > On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote: > > > Interested in feedback from Red Hat users that have tried Corel Linex > > Corel Linux contains numerous completely outdated packages. Some of them > (proftpd 1.2.0pre1, bind 8.1, ...) even ha

RE: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread patrick
99 2:52 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: recipient.list.not.shown Subject: Re: Anyone try Corel Linux I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not be as stable. I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so many distributions to choose from, makes

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Chuck Mead
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco said: FR>I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not FR>be as stable. FR> FR>I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so FR>many distributions to choose from, makes my head spin. FR>Life was easier w

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Frank Rocco
I was also told that because Red Hat was on the cutting edge, it would not be as stable. I guess you talked me into going with Red Hat. Being a newbie and seeing so many distributions to choose from, makes my head spin. Life was easier when there was only windows. However I got the Linux bug a

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote: > I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are incorrect. I was > told that the Debian package was more stable and that their package > management was better that RPM. That's an over-generalization of things, and it's not quite valid in that

RE: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Thomas, Greg
> -Original Message- > From: Frank Rocco [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 1999 1:18 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Anyone try Corel Linux > > > I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are > incorrec

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Frank Rocco
I'm a newbie, so please forgive my statements if they are incorrect. I was told that the Debian package was more stable and that their package management was better that RPM. Not sure what problem any outdated packages would cause. Can you clairify? CNET gave Corel Linux a best choice for Home

Re: Anyone try Corel Linux

1999-12-21 Thread Bernhard Rosenkraenzer
On Tue, 21 Dec 1999, Frank Rocco wrote: > Interested in feedback from Red Hat users that have tried Corel Linex Here's what I think of it... Note: I am a Red Hat developer. I'm trying to be neutral, but you should know I might be biased without realizing it: Corel Linux contains numerous compl