* crimson  <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

> This is the worse advse I have ever heard given. 

And who cares? You can't even use your MUA properly.

> What is wrong with Redhat 6.1? 

,----
| w3m -dump http://www.redhat.com/support/errata/rh62-errata-security.html | grep   
|exploit | wc -l
|   6
`----

> I should not have to be running the latest version in order to be able
> to compile a damn program!

No. But you should be able to read a man page. Like man -k rpm.

> Better advise would be to tell him look on freshmeat for what he
> needs.

You don't get system binaries from freshmeat. That's what OS vendors'
ftp servers are for.

> What should someone go through the pain of reinstalling a damn OS to
> run a program! This is the power of linux. 

Ahhhh... no? The power of Linux (if any) is that a capable admin will be
able to keep it up to date easily. If you were using Debian instead of
DeadRat, you'd know what I mean.

> And why microsoft is awful when it comes to this.

That is not correct.

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