Didi wrote: > On Thu, Jul 2, 2009 at 7:45 PM, Akemi Yagi<amyagi at gmail.com> wrote: >> On Mon, Jun 29, 2009 at 7:58 AM, Bogdan Nicolescu<bo2k2 at yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >From http://distrowatch.com/weekly.php?issue=20090629 >>> >>> "....Right next to the Gentoo stand was a group of young people, proudly displaying their affiliation with CentOS. >>> Dag Wieers, the well-known maintainer of a once very popular RPM >>> repository, greeted me with a big smile: "Do you know CentOS?" When I >>> introduced myself, he looked somewhat disappointed: "Oh, so you know CentOS..." Still, we found a lot to talk about. "Yes, CentOS is often >>> considered a server operating system," explained Dag, "but we are >>> trying to change that. In fact, the latest release has many up-to-date >>> desktop packages and we also have an extra repository with many >>> application and drivers that are not officially part of Red Hat >>> Enterprise Linux (RHEL)." He asserted: "CentOS can be a perfect system >>> for those who need long-term stability and who don't want to take >>> frequent and potentially risky upgrade paths." ...." >> A serious doubt has been raised about the credibility of that story. >> Did the reporter indeed meet Dag at the CentOS booth? Or was it at a >> nearby pub? > > Hahah. I was there when they where talking and I can confirm that it > was at the booth and everyone was sober. > > >> http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2558/3679382429_d535f79823_o.jpg >> (info offered by NedSlider) > > Have a look at the time the photo was taken. The booth only opened at > 10 and the photo was taken before. Maybe subscribe to the promo list > where this was discussed. Funny that such accusations are coming out > of the community. > > Cheers Didi Hi Didi, I believe it was said as a joke and posted here to somewhat lighten the tone of this thread :)
