On Fri, 2004-07-23 at 11:00, Benjamin J. Weiss wrote: > All, > > I'd like to apologize for having gone somewhat ballistic these past few > months. When RHL became FC and changed directions and philosophies, I > guess I lost it. Reading past emails, it's become apparent that it wasn't > a pretty sight. > > Fedora Core looks like it's going to do a bang-up job of meeting it's > stated purpose: being a bleeding-edge testing ground for new technologies. > I wish y'all the best, it's been an interesting ride! > > As for me, I've found that White Box Enterprise Linux is *exactly* what I > need at the moment. Free, so that I can experiment at home, yet based on > RHEL, so that what I learn will be relevant at work and for > certifications. > > I've publicly questioned RH's motives during their change of direction, > and for this I also apologize. As was pointed out on the WBEL list, WBEL, > Tao, and other RHEL-derived distros are only possible because of RedHat's > incredible support of the Open Source community. No other company is > providing the kind of support and community involvement that RH does. > > So: I'll be leaving the Fedora list sometime Monday or Tuesday, and will > be concentrating on WBEL for now. I may check in on FC 3 or FC 4, just to > see how things are going. I expect quite spirited progress, if past > experience is any guide. :) > > Take care, and God Bless, > > Ben Sorry to see you go Ben. Do keep an eye out. I think that Fedora is in for some exponential growth. As more and more companies start to adopt Linux, the support will grow from vendors also. I started my ride back in '99 before Red Hat went public. I have worked with most versions since then including RHAS. I love Fedora and use it at home also. Had problems with the dual boot issue, but that is all resolved now too. The new nvidia driver is allowing my kids to play tux racer now. Less and less do they boot into XP. It is slowly becoming a very viable alternative to Windows. Now with Real jumping in with Red Hat and Novell, RealPlayer 10 and the open source Helix Player, will provide the online music support. We are getting there. -- Edward M. Croft Sr. Systems Engineer Open Ratings, Inc. 200 West Street Waltham, MA 02451-1121
