> Doug,
>
> You wrote (and I think this is very important):
>
> >People rely on us to
> >not only package things up, but to try and reasonably make sure those
> >packages work. Shipping a known busted package would violate that
> >expectation.
>
> FLAME ON-
>
> IMHO, I think you are being too charitable to Dell. They should at least
> make it clear to your customer that what you are shipping is a dual
> processor box that runs only one processor. If the OS is not ready for SMP
> then don't ship the box with extra processors that aren't working unless
> the customer knows before it leaves your shipping dock. How would you feel
> if they shipped Windows 98 in a box with dual processors to you? (Besides
> the fact it's Windoze.) It has the same capability as what they shipped. If
> they take money for the hardware, the install, and the support it seems
> they should provide what they charged for and I believe they charged for
> two processors.
>
> My $0.02
>
> FLAME OFF-
Yes, you do still have a right to be angry. It is our understanding that
Dell *has in the past* told folks about this limitation. Obviously they
should be telling everyone. That said, I would expect them to sell me
a dual CPU box with Windows 98 on it if I asked for it. So, it's not
that they sold something they shouldn't have, it's that they may or may
not have told the user about the limitation. We will talk to Dell and
stress the importance of them doing this.
> In a kinder and gentler tone. Has Red Hat announced how they will ship an
> SMP kernel? Will there be one or two CDs (one for single and one for
> multiprocessors)?
We don't pre-announce features. But I can say that there is certainly no
need for separate CDs. Everything we need to do can be done with
separate kernel packages and a smarter install. Nothing else need be
changed simply for SMP.
--Donnie
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