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:Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Red Hat Charging for the Wrong Distribution?
Linux.com: SysAdmin to SysAdmin: Red Hat Charging for the Wrong Distribution?
Feb 2, 2005, 05 :30 UTC (14 Talkback[s]) (8213 reads)

(Other stories by Brian Jones)

"Red Hat has really been grating my nerves as of late. Undocumented features that are advertised but unusable, recommended updates that are thoroughly broken, failure to update packages with high-impact problems, and a poor software packaging and distribution policy have me testing other distributions with a goal of taking my business elsewhere.

"This heightened level of aggravation with Red Hat started with their split from the community version. It should be noted that I think this was a smart business decision for Red Hat..."

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  Talkback(s) Name  and Date
I understand where you're coming fro ...   I think you're being too tuff on Red Hat   
Gene Anthony
Feb 2, 2005, 06:27:19
 
2 weeks before my RHN subscribes ran out ...   Justifiable   
waflorek
Feb 2, 2005, 07:55:32
 
  Biggest problem is ¨the gasket be ...   Re: Justifiable   
aha
Feb 2, 2005, 08:27:00
 
Far from the screenshot "analysis", far  ...   At last, a usefull review   
Hilare
Feb 2, 2005, 09:18:50
 
I recently replaced a Red Hat proper sys ...   Good Company, Badly Implemented Good Product   
Matthew C. Tedder
Feb 2, 2005, 09:50:40
 
If you use RedHat you deserve what you g ...   use something else   
MLK
Feb 2, 2005, 13:53:38
 
What this guy needs is a distribution li ...   This guy needs to get a clue on what RHEL is an is   
hkn
Feb 2, 2005, 13:59:46
 
> What this guy needs is a distribution  ...   Re: This guy needs to get a clue on what RHEL is a   
Tom
Feb 2, 2005, 15:51:30
 
Different people have different experien ...   Re: Re: Justifiable   
Charles Hixson
Feb 2, 2005, 17:57:35
 
Apt-get isn't perfect either (mind y ...   Warning: Nothing is perfect!   
Charles Hixson
Feb 2, 2005, 18:06:40
 
"However,   Red Hat allows the source th ...   God bless the charitable RH   
Alastor
Feb 2, 2005, 18:43:13
 
I'm sure most of the anti-Red Hat ve ...   Astounding venom   
Tony OBryan
Feb 3, 2005, 02:37:55
 
"   I'm sure most of the anti-Red Ha ...   Re: Tony OBryan   
Alastor
Feb 3, 2005, 06:00:50
 
And why am I a troll for contesting the  ...   Re: Re: Tony OBryan   
Matthew Berg
Feb 3, 2005, 13:32:42
 
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