-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Michael B Allen wrote:
> So I thought I'd try debian as it seems a little more > consistent. Is this true? Is 3.0r1 glibc 2.3. How is support for > UTF-8 locales? Etc. What surprises can a RH user expect? I'm a former RedHat user too (changed back in 5.2/6.0 switching days). Now, since I haven't used RedHat in ages, I don't know if these things still apply (so don't see it as FUD against RedHat). - - Because Debian has a policy in place, there is a consistency on where you can find different types of files. For instance, all package installed configuration files are in /etc. IIRC, in RedHat, some X11 configuration files were in the /usr/X11R6 structure. - - The menu system. Debian has a menu system that keeps the application menu consistent across window managers. It's nice when you change from WM to WM, and find the same application at the same place. - - Upgrades, even between versions (like 2.2 to 3.0), is actually possible. As to your other questions. AFAIK, 3.0r1 used glibc2.2. You need to run sarge (3.1?, currently in testing) to get glibc2.3. I haven't tested UTF-8 locales in Woody (3.0), but UTF-8 locales in Sarge works fine. As a RedHat user, I think you would be happier running the testing distribution instead of the stable distribution (especially now that stable has become so out of date). The packages have been tested enough to not break too much, and it's somewhat up-to-date. - -- John L. Fjellstad web: http://www.fjellstad.org/ Quis custodiet ipsos custodes -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iEYEARECAAYFAj/6uOoACgkQkz0vhQtHHRgHpACgq1qJIIYn3khPg+NxXSjW4074 hGMAoI77pbPXZOhTL8TFnSEt+MK3luO/ =r4Q/ -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
