On 7/27/05, Dave Gutteridge <dave@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > I was unable to resolve my problems in reading DVD drives in Fedora > 4. So, I decided to switch to another distribution. I saw on one site > that the three distros being nominated for best distribution by user's > vote were Ubuntu, CentOS, and Fedora Core. I tried Ubuntu, but the > installer kept failing. So I went to CentOS. I tried Ubuntu also and didn't like it, the LiveCD just didn't work. I was also just recently checking into CentOS, I noticed that my ISP began using it recently and I think that it makes a lot of sense to use CentOS over fedora for an ISP. But each person should decide based on the facts. Have a look here and decide for yourself. http://fedora.redhat.com/about/rhel.html Richard > Anyway, long story short, CentOS looks and feels just like Fedora, > and it reads all my DVD drives normally, so I think I could be happy > with it. > But... > When I tried to install Xine, using yum, it said it could not find > it. And then I went looking for an RPM for Xine, and they're all for Red > Hat or Fedora. I tried installing an RPM for Fedora anyway, reasoning > that maybe they were the same in more than just looks, but no dice. > As I looked around the net, it seems that applications all seem to > have specific builds for Red Hat, Fedora, a couple of Debian builds... > but no CentOS. Going by the amount of available information and support, > Fedora is the primary Linux distribution, and CentOS hardly even exists. > Can't I have it all? Stability, the ability to read my DVD drives, > *and* a variety of applications? > Further, why is everything being built for Fedora if it's some kind > of experimental build not ideal for consumer use (as was explained to me > on this very list)? > > What's the deal here? > > Dave > > -- > fedora-list mailing list > fedora-list@xxxxxxxxxx > To unsubscribe: http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-list >
