Hello from Gregg C Levine About the hiding of the source RPMs for S/390 issue. Are you sure about that one? Every time I wanted to track down a source one for a binary one on their FTP site, I've found it. Granted, it isn't in the same format/name, as the Red Hat ones, but it works. Of course this is for Intel, so things might be different there for S/390. ------------------- Gregg C Levine [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------------ "The Force will be with you...Always." Obi-Wan Kenobi "Use the Force, Luke."� Obi-Wan Kenobi (This company dedicates this E-Mail to General Obi-Wan Kenobi ) (This company dedicates this E-Mail to Master Yoda )
> -----Original Message----- > From: Linux on 390 Port [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:37 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] SLES 8 > > Only for the exact version you purchased. Having access to RPM's for SLES7 for > 390 doesn't get you access to the non-SLES for Intel. > > They (SuSE) also "hide" the source RPM's. When I needed one to re-implement my > changes to Openldap, I had to ask for the specific location. > > My experience with RedHat has been that they're more liberal with this sort of thing, > but we're stuck with SuSE. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Little, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 12:21 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] SLES 8 > > > > > > and if you've purchased the sles or rhas, shouldn't you have > > that logon? > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:37 AM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: SLES 8 > > > > > > True, assuming you can find them. I'm not sure, but you > > might also need a > > registration code/login. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Little, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:19 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] SLES 8 > > > > > > > > > if that's the case, you can always download the srpms and build them > > > yourself. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 10:12 AM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Re: SLES 8 > > > > > > > > > Not DIRECTLY. The "Advanced Server" model has the same > > > support model on > > > both platforms. My point is that there IS another model for > > > Intel, and they > > > do supply RPM's that CAN be installed on the AS > > > version IF YOU WANT. On 390, since nobody is even BUILDING > > > new RPM's, you > > > don't even have the option unless you build yourself. > > > > > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Little, Chris [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 11:05 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] SLES 8 > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes, but do they give you a choice for there "server" > > (sles or rhas) > > > > products on intel? > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > From: Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Sent: Friday, March 28, 2003 8:24 AM > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > Subject: Re: SLES 8 > > > > > > > > > > > > To reiterate, Red Hat and SuSE for Intel give you a CHOICE. > > > > At least they > > > > SUPPLY the new version RPM's. That's not the case > > > > (officially) with the > > > > SLES-for-390 version. > > > > > > > > Config files shouldn't be stepped on by a properly built RPM. > > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > > From: Tzafrir Cohen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Sent: Thursday, March 27, 2003 6:30 PM > > > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > Subject: Re: [LINUX-390] SLES 8 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Fri, Mar 28, 2003 at 08:12:32AM +0800, John > > Summerfield wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, 27 Mar 2003, Hall, Ken (IDS ECCS) wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > The downside (I've found) of the SuSE philosophy on > > > > > maintenance of the SLES series is that they never (normally) > > > > > release a new VERSION of a product to fix a problem. They > > > > > just retrofit patches to the > > > > > > > version supplied with the distro. > > > > > > > > > > > > This is generally the case with Red Hat too. THe aim, I > > > > think, is to > > > > > > minimist changes so as to minimise the posibility of > > > > > conflict with other > > > > > > components, startup scripts and so on. > > > > > > > > > > And the changes to your config files! > > > > > > > > > > In other words: it is a fix, that should fix your system, not > > > > > break it. > > > > > > > > > > A side-effect: You end up with a "vulnorable" samba 2.0.7 and > > > > > openssh 3.1 > > > > > (Or so some skript kiddis might think) > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Tzafrir Cohen > > +---------------------------+ > > > > > http://www.technion.ac.il/~tzafrir/ |vim is a mutt's > > best friend| > > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > +---------------------------+ > > > > > > > > > > > > > >
