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<DIV>No, it was mailed I found stored that got accidently sent, when there
had already been a discussion about the subject. As I stated in the 2nd
e-mail please ignore the first message. A system error had occurred.
Let's not harp on this issue please, end of discussion.</DIV>
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<DIV>Thanks</DIV>
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<DIV>Jon L. Miller, MCNE, CNS, ASE<BR>Director/Sr Systems Consultant<BR>MMT
Networks Pty Ltd<BR><A
href="http://www.mmtnetworks.com.au">http://www.mmtnetworks.com.au</A></DIV>
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<DIV>"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure<BR> is trying
to please everybody." -Bill Cosby</DIV>
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<DIV><BR><BR>>>> bret@busby.net 2:48:53 am 30/12/2003
>>><BR>On 29 Dec 2003, Jon Miller wrote:<BR><BR>> <BR>> Please
ignore last message(s) sent, for some reason these e-mails are<BR>> just now
being sent.<BR>> <BR>> <BR>> On Mon, 2003-12-29 at 19:44, Jon Miller
wrote:<BR>> > I would like to get members viewpoint on a trend I see
developing and it<BR>> > could spell the end to "free Open Source
software" as Linux is moving<BR>> > into the mainstream market and
business starts adapting Linux, does this<BR>> > mean that others will be
following suit? <BR><BR>I don't follow why any delay in the message being
distributed, causes <BR>the request for ignorance of the invitation for opinions
regarding the <BR>perceived developing trend regarding Linux
distributions.<BR><BR>Does it mean that, while waiting to have your message
above distributed, <BR>you had second thoughts, and got "cold feet" about your
request for <BR>opinions about the perceived developing trend?<BR><BR>Anyway, I
believe that the issue has previously been discussed on the <BR>list, in which,
in referring to the intended ending of life-support <BR>by Red Hat, for RH 7.x
this month, and RH 9 in April, I believe that I <BR>mentioned something like it
apparently being time to turn to Debian <BR>Linux, if able to get around the
apparently insurmountable installation <BR>system in Debian Linux. Whilst an
improved installer appears to have <BR>been created for the testing version of
Debian Linux, due to the mirrors <BR>having been down, it has been unavailable.
It was hoped to be fixed up <BR>by the end of this month, but I am unsure of the
progress.<BR><BR>An unfortunate thing, is that, due to the differences in
distributions, <BR>things occur like a software package sold by Anne's employer,
that is <BR>only supported on Red Hat and SUSE distributions of Linux. That is
not <BR>to say that that application does not run on other distributions - it is
<BR>known to run on Debian, for example - it is just not supported on other
<BR>distributions.<BR><BR>-- <BR>Bret Busby<BR>Armadale<BR>West
Australia<BR>..............<BR><BR>"So once you do know what the question
actually is,<BR>you'll know what the answer means."<BR>- Deep Thought,<BR>
Chapter 28 of <BR> "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:<BR> A
Trilogy In Four Parts",<BR> written by Douglas Adams, <BR> published
by Pan Books, 1992
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