On Fri Sep 05, 2003 at 08:08:52PM -0400, David Walser wrote: > >> am-utils is a very much-needed package for Linux to integrate into big > >> "UNIX shops". > >> > >> NASA/JPL (at least in my section) is a big "UNIX Shop". Wiothout > >> am-utils we are pretty screwed... is there a reason this package was > >> removed from 9.2 ? Has it just been renamed? > >> > > > > BTW, this package was removed from 9.1 also. I made my own RPM from the > > only in 9.0, but it's still a hassle. > > > > When I reccomend Mandrake to other admins the first thing they ask is > > "Where fsck is am-utils"? I then send them some RPM's... But it would be > > nice if it was shipped standard... > > And you are using it instead of autofs because...?
I'll tell you why I do. autofs is ok, but I find am-utils simpler, better, and nicer performance. I was actually a little irked to find am-utils missing in 9.1 as well (not that rebuilding from 9.0 was a big deal). What floors me (and yes, I'm driving more nails into an already dead horse for those on the maintainers list), is why we move out good useful stuff like am-utils but keep in pretty much useless stuff like uucp. -- MandrakeSoft Security; http://www.mandrakesecure.net/ Online Security Resource Book; http://linsec.ca/ "lynx -source http://linsec.ca/vdanen.asc | gpg --import" {FE6F2AFD : 88D8 0D23 8D4B 3407 5BD7 66F9 2043 D0E5 FE6F 2AFD}
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