On 14 Feb 2003, James Sparenberg wrote: > On Thu, 2003-02-13 at 01:16, Chuck Burns wrote: > > Which begs the question. Is cooker an extension of the previous distro > or is it a distro in and of itself. The former IMHO is the preferable > situation and I might add the more profitable alternative. The latter > yields more problems and more disgruntled users. (I'm having the same > argument at work BTW.) >
Ask yourself some questions 1)Would an extension have it's own installer (PLF is an extension, but it uses the same installer as 9.0 on the ISO). 2)Where does the next version come from ? How can it come from an extension? Thus you will notice that cooker is it's own distribution, at certain times it corresponds well with a stable Mandrake release. If you want extensions for Mandrake, rebuild from cooker (if you know your stuff), or join the MandrakeClub, and if the "extensions" you need are not there, request them. It is also hopefully profitable ... Many updated RPMs are available in the Club, and many RPMs are available in the Club before they get to cooker (we are now getting RPMs into coker contrib that have been available in Club for a few months already). Of course, testing upgrades from 9.0 to cooker is a good way to test upgrades from 9.0 to 9.1, and I am glad people are trying. I still have some old 8.2 installations I might try with 9.1rc1 ... Buchan -- |----------------Registered Linux User #182071-----------------| Buchan Milne Mechanical Engineer, Network Manager Cellphone * Work +27 82 472 2231 * +27 21 8828820x121 Stellenbosch Automotive Engineering http://www.cae.co.za GPG Key http://ranger.dnsalias.com/bgmilne.asc 1024D/60D204A7 2919 E232 5610 A038 87B1 72D6 AC92 BA50 60D2 04A7
