Caution! RANT: Re: [Evolution] exchange connector on Fedora core1



On Mon, 2004-03-15 at 12:44, Tony Earnshaw wrote:
man, 15.03.2004 kl. 15.57 skrev Norman P. B. Joseph:
Agreed that RH 9 -> Fedora core 1. But Red Hat itself has said that
Fedora is for the birds. Red Hat offers nothing guaranteed stable
outside subscription, the alternative is Prodigy (?=RH substitute worth
nothing as far as the future goes), or similar.

Woah, wait a second here.  FC is not "for the birds".  I will grant you
it has been branded as "unstable" but it is just as stable as any of the
other distributions out there who are innovating.

If Ximian is not willing to support FC then they will lose a possible
market.  It's that simple.  Is it really that hard for Ximian to figure
out where files are located and build your proprietary product on/for
FC.  I don't konw...

RH simply wanted to provide something between windows and Linux/GNU (go
figure) for corporations who are conservative and have done so by
limiting innovation and improvements in their subscription versions. 
This longer release cycle allows lazy IT managers to do nothing for
longer periods of time.  ;)

Personally I see this as a mistake because RH is ruining the innovation
of their product.  They may get some kickbacks (fresh ideas/software)
from FC but overall they are going to become slow and bloated (even more
so some may say) and out of date.
This move may capture some market share in the short term but the long
term looks bleak for new features and exciting new developments.

Think of FC as the young, hip kid.  Someone who is willing to try new
things, while REL as an older person set in their ways, being rock solid
performing the same task over and over again, refusing to change.

I use FC on my laptop.  I am very happy with it and cannot wait for the
improvements of FC2.

Pick your poison.
Chris
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McMaster University
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