> This is all really good, but it would be nice if it wasn't such a major 
> PITA
> to get to the download.
> 
> https://login.oracle.com/mysso/signon.jsp
> 
> From that public-yum address you gave I get to the above page which 
> wants me
> to register or sign up.  Early this month (before I started this thread 
> on
> luv-main) I tried to do that.  I tried to create a new account which 
> was a
> horrible process, the Javascript was really slow making my Q8400 system
> running Chromium too slow to keep up with my normal typing speed.  Then 
> when I
> got to the end it told me that my account was already registered - 
> presumably
> from years ago.
> 

I went through the registration as well.  It completed and at the end it 
told me they will get back to me as they have to assess if I am a 
legimate user!! (whatever their criteria/process to decide that?)

> I went through the password reset process but got no email, maybe 
> SpamAssassin
> didn't like it or maybe it didn't re-send afer grey-listing.
> 
> CentOS and Debian are much easier, you just download and start work.

Scientific Linux is also a strip down Redhat based distro - good one.


Daniel.
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