I used to use RedHat. Since I bought a boxed set, I could use their Update
program (it's been a while, so I forget the exact name). It seemed like every
time they released a patch/update, it would show up in their utility. With
MandrakeUpdate, the announced security related fixes don't always show up. I
like Mandrake a lot (even though it was the only distro to completely wipe out
a user's hard drive due to defective hdparm settings [6.0?, 6.1?]), but I don't
have quite the warm fuzzy feeling I had with RedHat.
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On Fri, 02 Jun 2000, you wrote:
> Even with RedHat's more conservative approach, they've always had to
> release updates as they went along to fix bugs in the released product.
> So, to my mind, I can't quite see the point of slowing down. I say full
> speed ahead. There will be bugs, but that's what MandrakeUpdate is for,
> right?
>
> I'm with this ship as long as its the fastest ship on the sea. I know
> bugs are inevitable no matter how slow we go, so I'm happy to tolerate a
> few, perhaps even a few more than other distributions, as long as this
> remains the fastest ship on the sea. Don't slow down, because if I see
> a faster ship out there, and it doesn't appear to be sinking, I'll be
> happy to jump off this ship. I've done it before, and I'll do it again
> if Mandrake doesn't stay out front.
>
> I don't see that as happening anytime soon though. Keep up the good
> work, guys. Full speed ahead...
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