[CentOS] Thanks, good bye, and an observation from a newbie.
Les Mikesell
lesmikesell at gmail.com
Mon Oct 17 16:49:50 UTC 2005
On Mon, 2005-10-17 at 09:43, Lamar Owen wrote:
> Fact is, Linux in its current state, thanks to the wonderful supportive
> mailing lists (for all distributions, not just this one) is not suited for
> newbies. Newbies be warned: you will be ridiculed for just wanting the
> system to work. (yes, a sizable dose of sarcasm to be found there...)
I think that says more about the state of current distributions than
the users, and the fact that they are correct in seeking new ones.
> ... showing their ignorance to the fact that the initscript can get
> blown away in an RPM update at whim, but that the config file wasn't ever
> overwritten...
Isn't it always up to the whim of the RPM builder what gets blown
away and what is preserved? Did you just mean that the config file
hasn't been changed recently?
> No, Linux isn't for newbies, and ninety percent of the time it's not the
> distribution's fault.
What is it that could be explained that couldn't be scripted?
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Les Mikesell
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