Debian rocks [was Re: [clue-tech] HP 2133 netbook]

[dennisjperkins at comcast.net]

I hate its management tool, YAST.  Wireless networking wasn't being set up properly and it took a long time to figure out how to fix the problem manually.

You quit Lockheed?  Who do you work for now?

RHEL doesn't use yum?  Why not?  Does this have something to do with being targeted for businesses?

 -------------- Original message ----------------------
From: "David L. Anselmi" <anselmi at anselmi.us>
> dennisjperkins at comcast.net wrote:
> > OS is Suse or Windows.
> 
> Suse, ugh.  My new job is a step up from my old in that I get a RHEL 4 
> box to work on (which is *great* compared to Solaris 8 or Windows).  But 
> I have to build software for RHEL 4.  It doesn't come with yum or any 
> other sane DIY repository system.
> 
> I shouldn't complain because we're decades ahead of my old project.  But 
> dang Debian has spoiled me.  Everyone wants an OS that comes with 
> "support" but we're a development shop so we're into a lot of DIY.  And 
> especially in a non-Internet environment, support means very little.
> 
> Dave
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