On Sun, 2003-02-23 at 22:05, Frank Robers _ SOTL wrote:
> The second method is the way RH, Md, and SuSE are being developed. Now realize
> here that all RH, Md, and SuSE really are is installation and configuration
> programs to Linux. They are not Linux, just the selection of programs,
> installation program and configuration program. These programs are being
> developed in the same format as MS. All things are basically keep secrete
> until a major big release is put out. Then is there are problems you can down
> load the latest updates.
I'm not sure what you mean about these distributions being "developed in
the same format as MS". Red Hat, Mandrake, and SuSE all release several
public betas (public being the key phrase) and hundreds of reviews are
written by various folks outlining the new features, missing features,
etc. So if one is so inclined, installing the beta removes any doubt as
to what's going on with the release. Or one can just read the release
coverage. No secrets here, move along. This is not the conspiracy you're
looking for.
> What does this have to do with this? Simple each time a major distribution
> comes out RH, Md and SuSE breaks about as much as they accomplish in updates.
> Thus you find the x.0 distributions full of hoes.
.0 releases are always cutting edge and less than perfect. If they were
perfect, you'd never see other point releases (.1, .2, etc.). If a .0
release does everything you need it to do, that's great. Otherwise, have
a bit of patience and all will be rectified.
> One of the things that was broken in the latest set of updates was the ability
> to connect to multiple ISP. Before there was Usernet. One could configure, as
> I did RH 6.1 through 7.3 to allow one to click an icon to connect to the net
> by means of modem or eithernet but not both at the same time. It was one or
> the other. In RH 7.3 Usernet was replaced but was still there. In RH 8.0 it
> was removed.
You're looking for redhat-control-network under Red Hat Linux 8.0:
http://www.redhat.com/docs/manuals/linux/RHL-8.0-Manual/custom-guide/s1-network-config-activate.html
> Likewise Usernet does exist in Md 9.0. It was replaced.
>
> The bottom line is I can configure Md 9.0 for either modem or ethernet but not
> both. I certain there is a way but with out a DSL line, a modem connection,
> and several hours which may be really be several days I am sure I will never
> figure it out. What this is saying that since I don't have DSL at hone I can
> only configure modem at home. Since I don't have a modem line at the Tampa
> meeting I can only configure DSL there and even if I had access to a modem
> and a DSL line at the same time it may tale me as long as a week to figure
> out which combination of settings will allow one to connect to ethernet and
> modem.
>
> For Usernet this setup would take 15 minutes because I know what to do.
>
> Frank
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