[plug] RH7.x vs Mandrake

[Leon Brooks]

On Mon, 26 Aug 2002, Tony Clark wrote:
> On Monday 26 August 2002 07.39, Bret Busby wrote:
>> So far, 7.3 seems good to me. The main thing that I have found, that I
>> don't like, is the lack of availability of the RHN for the up2date
>> agent, unless a person pays for being able to update, which makes RH a
>> bit mercenary, when users have to pay for bug fixes. But, that goes to
>> my standards for software development, which appear to be different to
>> RH's standards for software development.

> How dare RH charge for providing a service.  I agree with you!  It should
> all be free from those thieving mungrels, they can go on and make all
> their services free and file for chapter 11 protection when they run out
> of cash. A much better senario for GNU/Linux don't you think?

> OTOH you could always download the file and use rpm -uvh or choose one of
> the many other _free_ tools that will handle dependencies for you.

You could also:

 * Switch to Mandrake, which ships with several of the same for free (-: or

 * Switch to SuSE, which ships with at least one of the same; or

 * Switch to the Dark Side and use `apt-get install updates'; or

 * Repackage urpmi for RedHat 7.3; or

 * Join Rawhide and see if you can persuade them to include such a tool in
   Null when it is baptised with a version number and sent out into the
   cold hard world to make its fortune; or

 * Switch to The Borg, click on OK even though it isn't, and hope that
   they don't come for your first-born after you agree to the next EULA; or

 * Apply the patches to the SRPMs by hand and use `rpm -bb package.spec' to
   roll your own; or

 * Wrap your comment in <SARCASM> tags as a prophylactic against a flaming
   from the Avenging Angel of Death's Sword of Fiery Righteousness; or

 * Follow countless Borg users in the time-honoured (if time _can_ honour
   anything) practice of ignoring security alerts and update notifications.

There are probably other options as well.   

Cheers; Leon