> - RH requires a boot floppy because PC's generally don't
> have EEPROMs on them and every PC is different
<shameless plug>
This is one thing I've learned to like about Alphas..the
console firmware has drivers for NIC cards and can netboot the linux
kernel....and that kernel file can also contain the ramdisk image. Add to
that the fact you can completly control the machine over ther serial port,
and I rarely have to get up out of my ofice (yes, I am lazy).
</shameless plug>
> - JumpStart is a much more mature product and therefore a lot
> easier to deal with
> - KickStart is from RH, which usually means a lot stupid
> little bugs that take ages to get fixed
Yes, but in return..Jumpstart is from Sun, which means it installs
Solaris, and pesonally I'll take Linux with bugs over Solaris anyday :)
> - There are more large installations using Suns on the desktop
> than Linux based PCs. (this hopefully changing :) so there's
> a much larger base of users for JumpStart. Which, obviously
> means that Sun is going to pay attention, whereas RH might
> not :)
>
> However, RH's KickStart has tremendous potential. RH just needs to
> get serious about it.
Yes, and while I do see them improving it, I think the majority of RH
users couldn't care less about it. Which means it doesn't get the
attention I think it deserves (but that's just what I think).
--rdp
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Rich Payne
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