[NTLUG:Discuss] Upgrading Redhat

[MadHat]

On Mon, 2003-09-15 at 17:06, Chris Cox wrote:

> RH now compiles with 686.. so those comments about Mandrake vs.
> RH don't hold true anymore (I think I'm right about that).  It
> is well understood that while Mandrake has gone far away from its
> RH roots (especially in administration), that
> Mandrake tries its best to maintain FULL compatibility
> with RH.. which might be very smart when you consider the
> number of high-end software producers that certify with
> RH.  My experienes with Mandrake have been mixed.  If it
> all installs well on your host YOU'LL love it!!  However,
> there are occasions when it just won't go at all... leaving
> many frustrated and blaming Linux as a whole, etc, etc.

RedHat Kernels and a few packages (openssl, glic, etc...) do come in
686, but the bulk of the packages are still 386.

I guess I am a little nervous putting too much time into Mandrake now
that they are having so many financial troubles.

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