I can't resist. As for what RedHat is or has been attempting I can say that regardless, of motives many, in general I mean, feel Linux-Mandrake, SUSE, etc are better desktop compared to RedHat who has pretty much just made a presents, but hardly seems to be promoting themselves as such.
Here is an example. At my local mega electronic store where I get my software, hardware, and accessories Linux-Mandrake had pretty much disappeared from the shelves. RedHat dominated alongside WindowsXP. I asked why there wasn't any Mandrake and the reply was not enough demand to keep them on the shelves. Most Linux users either get RedHat or SUSE. Saw two kids when I went for mounting brackets and cabling. They had RedHat and LM 8.2 which the store decided to sell. I heard them talkng about it. They were about mid teens. The first said to the other to the effect. "Dude, go with Mandrake for everyday stuff and some *******. RedHat for server and some serious ******(these two parts I couldn't make out as I was eaves dropping) then go with RedHat." It gives the impression that RedHat seems more heavy duty. Like buying a $200 accounting software just to balance your checkbook. Like I said I just couldn't resist. ----- Original Message ----- From: "shane" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, May 11, 2002 1:35 PM Subject: now way OT was Re: [newbie] semi OT redhat battles the evil empire? > On Saturday 11 May 2002 11:59, D. Olson opened a general hailing frequency > and transmitted to all open stations: > > > I am not going to battle it out with you guys over this stupid Red Hat > > issue. > > it was never intended as a battle, at least not from my stand point? i > thought it odd. it seemed a silly route to me. i am sorry you see it as > such a major affront > > > Red Hat users hate Mandrake users, and Mandrake users hate Red Hat users. > > It's a brutal war. Get over it. It is a freaking distro of Linux. Use > > what you want, and stop bitching about the other. > > if indeed users of either distro hate the other, i had no idea. i for one > thought redhat made good tech but a poor distro. i would think hate could > be reserved for things that are actually wrong, like bigetry say. my > mistake. > > > Okay... Now, if Mandrake offered a discount for Red Hat or SuSE users, > > would you all flip out at Mandrake and scream "foul! foul!" or would you > > be all "Yay Mandrake! You beat up that mean guy in red!" > > niether, nor am i crying foul now. nor do i think they are the mean guy in > red. i questioned a buis. decision. sorry to have stepped into your bad > day........ > > is there anyone who would like to address the actual (attempted) topic, > "does redhat feel they are slipping away as a desktop offering?" or shall > we just play taps and bury this? :) > > -- > For more than 4 generations the IT Professionals were the guardians of > quality and stability in software. Before the dark times. Before > Microsoft...... > > shane > Profile at: http://dmoz.org/profiles/shen.html > Proud to be a DMOZ editor since 10-98 > Mandrake Users Club Member http://www.linux-mandrake.com/en/club/ > Registered linux user #101606 @ http://counter.li.org/ > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- > Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? > Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com >
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