Matt Nelson wrote:
> On Fri, 22 Oct 1999, Tony Nugent wrote:
>
> > On Thu Oct 21 1999 at 17:45, Matt Nelson wrote:
> >
> > > Subject: Re: a workaround for upgrading in presence of an NTFS partitio
> >
> > > > > i'm really pissed that i can't boot from the CD to upgrade, but that's
> > > > > another story...
> > > >
> > > > Updated images were announced earlier this evening; they should be
> > > > propagated to some mirrors by tomorrow.
> > >
> > > i just noticed that. but i'm still pissed, because now i need TWO
> > > floppies in addition to the CD, and then i need special instructions to
> > > get the whole thing rolling.
> > >
> > > Red Hat should issue a new CD. period.
> >
> > They won't do it. For many reasons, including the fact that it would
> > no longer actually be redhat 6.1 - but a new version.
> >
> > It's not too difficult to build yourself another one using your
> > original disk and then downloading the updates.
>
> why should i have to burn my own disk??? i paid $80 so that i wouldn't
> have to!
Your right, you shouldn't.
>
>
> i suspect you are correct, though. Red Hat will probably not issue new
> CD's. this is a bad move for Red Hat, however. let me ask
> three questions:
>
> 1) is Red Hat interested in solidifying their position in the business
> market?
>
> 2) among Linux users in the office, is having a dual-boot machine with NT
> on disk 1 and Red Hat on disk 2 a common configuration?
Here at the U of A, the ENTIRE CS/MIS and some of the business departments have
NT/Linux dual boots with RH 5.2, so yes, this is common.
>
>
> 3) will the fact that the Official Red Hat 6.1 is totally and utterly
> broken for these setups alienate the IT guys and encourage them to look
> elsewhere (Caldera, SuSE, etc)?
Not if they like pain.
>
>
> i think the answer to all three questions is yes. and it will sting Red
> Hat in the long run.
>
> Red Hat should issue a new CD. period.
>
> -matt
>
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