At 08:02 PM 12/22/98 -0000, Scott Ballantyne wrote:
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>This conversation is making me yearn for reposts of FAQ 5.4. I don't
>use Linux. I don't use Redhat - these conversations have made it even
>more clear to me that I never want to use Linux or Redhat. Why would
>anyone want to use a product that placed vendor convenience over
>excellence? I run qmail in a non-standard location and it works just
>fine.
I also run qmail in a nonstandard place (/usr/qmail) and it runs just fine
on my Red Hat system. Putting it there was not problem at all -- IIRC, I
just edited one line in a makefile or other config file at build time, and
everything went perfectly. I may not recall correctly, though, since it was
a while ago and it was a rather trivial operation.
I'm not a Unix or even Linux expert, but I wouldn't say that Red Hat places
vendor convenience over excellence. I'd say RPM is part of Red Hat's
excellence, and that it increases user/sysadmin convenience. RPM is no
substitute for actually knowing how to install things, of course, but it's
a fantastically handy tool for those who know what they're doing.
I wouldn't blame Red Hat for this thread.
--Kai MacTane.
