[CentOS] Re: New to CentOS, and wondering about application availability

[Bryan J. Smith]

On Thu, 2005-07-28 at 13:25 +0900, Dave Gutteridge wrote:
> But actually, when I was saying that DVDs didn't work under FC4, I meant 
> data DVDs which contained back up files.

What drive?  What disc format?  What program created them?  If you
haven't guessed, longterm DVD "reliability" is a technical interest of
mine.  Why?  Because I've been using DVD as a backup for Linux since
early 1998 -- yes, _1998_, on Linux!

(and no, the drive didn't cost me $10,000, it was $500, brand freak'n
new, list price)

> One last note about information and being a newbie. People seem to be 
> debating which information I need and which I don't. As a newbie, let me 
> put it this way: there is no such thing as bad information, it just has 
> to be priorized. Bryan can write the longest posting in the world, and 
> it's fine so long as it goes something like in this order:
> Here's what to do ro make things just work.
> Here's how it works.
> Here's why it works like that.
> Here's the philosophy behind it's construction.
> Here's the reasons why the alternate methods don't work.

I'd rather so-called "offended, troubled, overwhelmed, etc..." people be
open and critique me directly, than have _other_ people "stand up for
them" -- especially for so-called "newbies."  We are _all_ newbies, from
various aspects, and people can handle themselves.

9 times out of 10, when someone else is supposedly "sticking up for
newbies, grannies, etc..." someone already has an agenda with me, and
it's just the excuse.  And then the so-called newbie _really_ gets to
see what Linux is all about (bickering, right?  NOT!).

-- 
Bryan J. Smith                                     b.j.smith at ieee.org 
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