Marcel and All: Thanks for the tips.
On Fri, 6 Dec 2002, Marcel Lecker wrote: > ... BTW, I think you'll find a lot of folks will disagree with you > (myself included) about RH 7.3 being "obsolete", it might not be the > latest incarnation of RH, but it's far from obsolete. I believe RH 7.3 > is currently supported and current patches are being provided. For the > folks which don't like Bluecurve (in RH 8.0), it's the version of Linux > they're likely using. I knew I was going to take some grief over that, but if there's anything I've ever done successfully in my life it's stirring up hornet's nests! The truth is that I've just downloaded and installed RHL 7.3, so I have to agree that it's not dead and buried, at least not yet. The fact is, however, that RHL 8.0 is the death knell for 7.X. It may take some time to die, but die it will. In this modern world we are trained, even before Pamper's 'pull-ups,' that newer is always better. As devout consumers we are driven from birth to religiously cast off the old and claw for the new, or our social standings and reputations will go down in flames. We won't be 'hip' anymore. We'll be shunned in the market. Our children will be barred from most schools. We'll have to ride in the back of the bus. While this may not be quite so true with Linux as with Chevrolets, deliberate, preprogrammed obsolescence inevitably takes its toll. For 7.3, and especially for 7.1, the Grim Reaper is already patiently waiting in the wings. I will not blow $75 on a book that deals with an operating system whose ticket is already being punched. Why didn't I install RHL 8.0? I have an aversion for versions that end in X.0. The '0' usually means that it's still buggier than Aunt Matilda's flour bin. Or Aunt Matilda, for that matter! The last few paragraphs, by the way, are the next series of hornet's nests! Peace, health, wisdom and wealth. Live long and prosper. Stan Schultz Techno-Geek wannabe Home: (403) 230-1911 Work: (403) 220-8570 FAX: (403) 270-8928 Webpage: http://www.ucalgary.ca/~schultz
