Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-15 Thread Les Mikesell
Karanbir Singh wrote: Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? or is there a process that someone might follow to achieve the same or similar result ? replying to myself really... While conversation from this thread has gone into various completely nonrelated i

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-15 Thread Karanbir Singh
Karanbir Singh wrote: > Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? > or is there a process that someone might follow to achieve the same or > similar result ? replying to myself really... While conversation from this thread has gone into various completely nonrelated

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread nate
Fajar Priyanto wrote: > In current days of distro like Ubuntu, Opensuse, and Mandriva, being > "suitable" is not enough anymore (I think). Try install Centos on a > notebook, and we will see that the wifi is not recognized. Sure as > sysadmin we can do ndiswrapper, etc. But what will "ordinary" /

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread nate
MHR wrote: > To repeat what has been said before (right here!): CentOS is just like > RHEL, an enterprise Linux distribution, suitable for anything from > laptops to desktops to enterprise-wide networked multi-server > machines. I don't think RHEL would make a good desktop. I think it would make

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread MHR
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 7:51 PM, Fajar Priyanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > In current days of distro like Ubuntu, Opensuse, and Mandriva, being > "suitable" is not enough anymore (I think). Try install Centos on a > notebook, and we will see that the wifi is not recognized. Sure as > sysadmin w

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Fajar Priyanto
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 MHR wrote: > Hmm. I use CentOS as my desktop OS, my laptop OS, my workdesk OS and > my work is also converting over (sometime RSN) to use CentOS as the > base OS for our application. > > To repeat what has been said before (right here!): CentOS is ju

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread MHR
On Tue, Aug 12, 2008 at 6:21 PM, Fajar Priyanto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think Ubuntu is targeted for desktop use and less savvy users. That's > why they need something like Wubi for easiness. And since Centos is not > a desktop distro (cmiiw), the users tend to be somekind of sysadmin > wh

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Fajar Priyanto
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Hash: SHA1 Karanbir Singh wrote: > Ned Slider wrote: >> I agree - I think that whilst features like this may be appealing to >> the goals of Ubuntu, they do not necessarily match the goals of the >> CentOS project. > > How'd you work that out ? I think Ubuntu i

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Karanbir Singh
Ned Slider wrote: I agree - I think that whilst features like this may be appealing to the goals of Ubuntu, they do not necessarily match the goals of the CentOS project. How'd you work that out ? JMHO, but I would think other stuff like a ServerCD (or rebuilding FastTrack packages) would be

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Ned Slider
Ralph Angenendt wrote: Ned Slider wrote: Sven wrote: On 8/12/08, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? or is there a process that someone might follow to achieve the same or similar result ? I am just curious. What i

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Ralph Angenendt
Ned Slider wrote: > Sven wrote: >> On 8/12/08, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? or >>> is there a process that someone might follow to achieve the same or similar >>> result ? >> >> I am just curious. What is the

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Ned Slider
Sven wrote: On 8/12/08, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hi, Hi Karanbir [...] Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? or is there a process that someone might follow to achieve the same or similar result ? I am just curious. What is the use case

Re: [CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Sven
On 8/12/08, Karanbir Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Hi, Hi Karanbir [...] > Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? or > is there a process that someone might follow to achieve the same or similar > result ? I am just curious. What is the use case for Wub

[CentOS] WUBI like process for CentOS ?

2008-08-12 Thread Karanbir Singh
Hi, Over the last few days a couple of people have asked about WUBI liks process for CentOS. I've had to look up what WUBI is ( to save you time : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wubi_(Ubuntu) ) . Now the question: is there anyway to get something similar for CentOS ? or is there a process tha