While Fedora Core is supposed to be fast moving and a great way to get the latest linux software, there are bugs that are unacceptable and that suggest that this is not a bad idea. For example, I tried to recompile the kernel without SMP and the build failed (I even tried it with the default config file, for i686 without SMP, and that failed to). In the end, I had to edit one of the source files in the kernel to get it to work. While I that recompiling the kernel is not a standard newbie task, it is something some they try and is just one example of the numerous problems that have been experienced with this release. Taking this kind of action is unnecessary and makes me wonder how extensively FC1 has been tested. As a result, this product may be difficult for newbies to use, which is sad since this was something that RH9 was great for. Lastly, this is problem of quick releases that is not unique to the Core. A lot of software that I have used lately seems to be suffering from people rushing software out of the door for a certain date instead of shipping when a specific quality level has been reached. Cheers, Marc ______________________________________________________________________ Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca
