Alan wrote:
I regularly describe Fedora Core as a rolling beta (and yes, I do use
it), and reckon that if anyone uses it for serious work they better know
what they're letting themselves in for.
Fedora isn't a rolling beta by any means. It's a distribution proper and
has betas and finals for each release. It does however track the current
I've been in fights saying Fedora has betas:-)
It's fine for you, Alan, because you must hack on the latest kernels,
and it's fine for me because I like to see which way the wind's blowing.
Both you and I have the skills to fix the system when it breaks, and
I've had Fedora systems that would not boot following a kernel upgrade.
Should the teachers at the school decide to adopt Linux, Fedora would
not be amongst my recommendations, because I don't want an angry hord of
teachers bearing down on me when it breaks.
versions of software. That can be great on the desktop because you get
the latest and greatest stuff and new is good, it's not neccessarily
ideal on your critical business server.
It can be great on the desktop, yes, but not in the hands of my wife, of
lawyers, teachers, bankers, financiers, realestate agents, travel agents
or anyone else without decent computer skills.
Not wearing my employers hat for a moment I'd strongly suggest looking at
what others you know use, especially if you plan to ask them questions
when setting up 8)
OS X and Windows:-)
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Cheers
John
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