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| Thread ID: 30249 | 2003-02-14 03:25:00 | Redhat & Mandrake to stop support | Gorela (901) | Press F1 |
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| 121118 | 2003-02-14 03:25:00 | Hi all :) Just thought that with the increased interest in Gnu/Linux that this (online.securityfocus.com) article about the reduction in support for older distros might be of interest. It basically means that your auto update feature won't work after those dates :O Obviously will only be of concern if you do try to keep your system up to date though ]:) |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 121119 | 2003-02-14 04:07:00 | You can also get a free new distribution though of ( Linux ). That should work. I have Mandrake 9 installed on another hard disk which I pop in from time to time. I'm STILL learning and I was 60yrs old last birthday. Or you can buy Windows and have it updated like I have. I have never asked for support on any Linux dist I have used. I wouldn't as if I can't get it to work in some manner I read the Man files and work it out. If I can't work it out there are forums ( like this one ) where you can get answers. If I STILL can't work it out then there is always Format C: and restore backups. I use WinXP Pro as my system of choice. Mostly as it works for ME and allows me to do what I want. If other people wish to use Linux then that is their own business. I might add though that I am currently doing the course for the New Zealand Certificate in Computing. I wonder why Linux, Unix, DOS, OS/2 get passing mentions in this course?? I just hope all PressF1 users out there consider this a balanced reply |
Elephant (599) | ||
| 121120 | 2003-02-14 04:33:00 | Hi Elephant, The article discusses the new Redhat and Mandrake decision to no longer issue program updates and patches. So your new Mandrake 9.0 will no longer be able to be patched after September 2003 for applications and March 2004 for base packages. A wee bit of worry for people running servers, but as you mention, not to much of a worry for home users like ourselves. Just thought that I would clarify the type of support the article discusses ;) |
Gorela (901) | ||
| 121121 | 2003-02-15 19:43:00 | The news doesn't seem all bad, apart from a few short term worries. If Linux wants to match Windows on the desktop then this just might be the "driver" for it (of course servers are something else). My experiences are much the same as yours Elephant and I'm about your age too. I started with Mandrake three years ago, partitioned a hard drive and ran win 98 with linux, it worked well and I was very enthusiastic, was going to go completely go to open source, but I found it too much of a hassle (although the learning curve was excellent, enabled me to understand a lot more about computers, using the command line etc.). So now I use Win XP home on my desktop as I really need Windows for business use and my digital camera. I have a laptop with win 2000 on it which I take with me when I go away to transfer digital photos onto. I found linux fun, but frustrating, but I just don't have time to really tweak it, so at this stage its got to be Windows and I think there would be a lot out there in the same boat as myself, so, this move might just speed up the development of open source for the masses. As a conclusion, I noticed that Debian's "apt" facility was mentioned (I've used it in the past, could that have possibilities in this context? |
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