Re: Is Debian the last OS ? (Long reply)
montefin wrote:
>
> Nathan E Norman wrote:
> >
> > On Sun, Jul 30, 2000 at 11:03:57PM -0400, Adam Scriven wrote:
> >
> > > Linux is a wonderful tool. We all know it. But it IS just that, a
> > > tool. If a distribution, no matter how good it's intentions, can't keep
> > > up, then it will be relegated to the footers of history, and the world will
> > > turn around it.
> >
>
> Snip...Snip...Snip...Here
>
> >
> > The "unstable" distribution is also well supported; it's just known to
> > be, well, unstable (since it undergoes active development). This is
> > true in any software project; some just choose to release before
> > complete testing (RedHat).
> >
>
>
> On the heels of the above (the very next message, I swear), the
> following from Red Hat appears:
>
> Announcing...
>
> Red Hat Linux "Pinstripe"
> a Beta release
>
> Red Hat. Inc. presents a beta release of Red Hat Linux for your
> hacking pleasure. First, the regular drill:
>
> This is a beta release of Red Hat Linux. It is not intended for
> mission critical applications. It's not even intended for
> non-mission critical applications. Important data should not be
> entrusted to Pinstripe, as it may eat it and make loud belching
> noises.
>
> ...
>
> Yada....Yada...Yada...I noticed the filesystem retrenchments, kernel
> version, etc. But how would you all say this compares with what is
> available in Potato? In Woody?
>
> ...
>
> * What's new in this beta?
>
> General system improvements:
> o FHS compliant packaging of files
> /usr/man is now /usr/share/man
> /usr/doc is now /usr/share/doc
> /usr/info is now /usr/share/info
> See http://www.pathname.com/fhs/ for more information
>
> o Document roots for Apache and anonymous FTP are removed from
> /home so it may be automounted.
>
> o Packages with services are automatically restarted on live
> upgrades
>
> o Expanded LDAP integration
>
> o Expanded Kerberos integration
>
> Core system components:
> o glibc 2.1.91
> o XFree86 4.0.1, XFree86 4.0.1 runtime environment
> o XFree86 3.3.6 X servers included for maximum hardware
> compatibility
> o GNOME 1.2
> o kernel 2.2.16
> o GCC 2.96
>
> Expanded hardware support:
> o Basic USB support (mouse and keyboards)
> o Expanded hardware accelerated 3-D support
>
> System service changes:
> o inetd replaced by xinetd
> o BSD lpr replaced by LPRng
>
> A sampling of package upgrades:
> o GIMP 1.1.24
> o Perl 5.6.0
> o Tcl/Tk 8.3.1
>
> A sampling of Package additions:
> o SDL, smpeg
> o SANE
> o gphoto
> o MySQL
> o AbiWord
> o dia
> o ispell has been replaced by aspell
> o XEmacs
>
> Next generation development library previews included:
> o pango: Unicode font rendering
> See http://www.pango.org/
> o Inti: C++ foundation libraries including GTK+ GUI toolkit classes
>
> Maybe they've been reading this thread and the one about 'current Red
> Hat user evaluates Debian'.
>
> By the way, I really want to say congratulations! The mutual respect
> and intelligent focusing on essentials, not personalities, that has been
> displayed in these two threads is rare. Especially, as these are issues
> close to the raw nerves of why we are all here.
>
> montefin
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