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Linux.com: Review: Fedora Core 2

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“As I sit before my new installation of Fedora Core 2 (FC2) I’m
reminded of the first time I had to put down a beloved dog. FC2
suffers from some fatal flaws. For most people, it will be best to
put this malformed whelp out of its misery and wait for the Fedora
Project’s next litter of pups, which promises some awesome
powers.

“Though the installation for me was flawless, I am a firm
believer in clean installs, so I have not tested how well FC2 does
an upgrade installation. Also, there are reports that installing
FC2 in a dual-boot configuration with Windows 2000 or XP might
cause the Windows side of the machine to fail. Readers
contemplating this configuration should thoroughly read bug
#115980. (It is hard to resist the temptation to ask whether this
is really a bug or just a security feature, and why anyone would
want to run Windows anyway…)”

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