[plug] Why is the FC redhat network alert notification tool so screwed up?

[Craig Ringer]

On Mon, 2005-08-15 at 08:08 +0800, Bret Busby wrote:

> Perhaps someone could clarify this, as I no longer use RHLinux (stopped 
> at 7.x or 8), but my understanding of the way that RH Linux was 
> structured after the restructuring, and is now structured, is that RHE 
> Linux is the equivalent of Debian stable

That's probably a fair comparison, though RHEL is probably more like
"Debian stable bundled with a per-server support contract."

> and FC Linux is the equivalent of Debian testing.

Not really. It's more similar to, eg, Ubuntu - frequent releases of very
recent, often bleeding edge software, but with a definite release cycle
including freezes, testing, etc. It's not in a constant state of flux
like testing, though there do tend to be a fair few fixes and updates
after the release. Debian Testing is more like RH Rawhide, ie "what will
become the next FC release".

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Criag Ringer