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Summary: SuSE vs. RedHat review (...)
Review: (...)What I as an (Oracle) server user don't like about RedHat is the missing Oracle support (of course it will work; but compare with SuSE (...) and also Oracle uses SuSE for their Linux development now, they switched away from RedHat), and some server features like the Logical Volume Manager was long missing and is still much better supported by SuSE. So yes, independently RedHat deserves a great review, but in comparison with SuSE it's only #2, that's the reason why I subtracted some points.
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Summary: I did another review, thought I was reviewing a book not OS
Review: 7.2 is a great improvement over the previous. As I write this review, Red Hat Linux is up to version 9. I didn't discover any problems with this version, and the updates and patches available with up2date just keep comming, even though I hadn't discovered the problems that were fixed. Linux is for those who either want to do the same thing all the time and are able to get their version of linux to do that, and those who like to tinker with the guts of the OS. I think Windows XP is a better choice for the rest of us. I am not a linux guru, and I find it difficult and tedious to get things running that aren't installed and running automatically as part of instillation. By the way, instillation is a piece of cake anyone can do, and once it is finished you have a ton of application software installed and running, unlike Windows, which only installs the OS and you have to install each application seperately. Although I spent 35 years as a software engineer, I still chose Windows XP for my home machine because I am tired of tinkering with an OS. And tinker with the linux OS you will surely have to eventually do, probably sooner than latter.
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Summary: I did another review, thought I was reviewing a book not OS
Review: 7.2 is a great improvement over the previous. As I write this review, Red Hat Linux is up to version 9. I didn't discover any problems with this version, and the updates and patches available with up2date just keep comming, even though I hadn't discovered the problems that were fixed. Linux is for those who either want to do the same thing all the time and are able to get their version of linux to do that, and those who like to tinker with the guts of the OS. I think Windows XP is a better choice for the rest of us. I am not a linux guru, and I find it difficult and tedious to get things running that aren't installed and running automatically as part of instillation. By the way, instillation is a piece of cake anyone can do, and once it is finished you have a ton of application software installed and running, unlike Windows, which only installs the OS and you have to install each application seperately. Although I spent 35 years as a software engineer, I still chose Windows XP for my home machine because I am tired of tinkering with an OS. And tinker with the linux OS you will surely have to eventually do, probably sooner than latter.
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Summary: Excellent for the Server
Review: As a consultant, I find the latest release of RH 7.x series to be a great addition to any IT department's server pool. It has everything you need for a SQL Database Server, Web, E-mail, not to mention some pretty good desktop features. Easy to configure for a Linux Distro. All the power of Unix, without the cost!
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Summary: It installed easily
Review: Do you truly believe in Linux? As opposed to just use it, for example, to try and 'hurt' Microsoft? If you truly believe in Linux, why not support some, *any*, Linux software company? Software takes money to make, whether it's created by a company, or a private individual. Contrary to what some may believe, at one time I was an ardent user of Unix. Shock of shocks, I actually liked Korn Shell (actually I thought bash was a real slick implementation). I *bought*, and installed, and used, two versions of Red Hat (5.x, and 6.x). I did not download them for free (The cost of Linux isn't going to bankrupt anyone). They installed easily (easier than some other variants of unix, wrt my particular machine). Everything pretty much worked right out of the box. Linux seemed like a fine variant of Unix. I can't really comment on Linux 'support' per se, because I frankly didn't need any support to install/use red hat. Then again, I never have made a support call to MSFT either, despite the fact that some pretty serious support options are available under my MSDN Universal subscription. If I have/had a problem, I consult the online docs, or my books, or usenet newsgroups, or various other internet resources first. And I have never needed to go any farther in my investigations. Imho, I have tracked down and slaughtered some pretty nasty bugs through online help. And you can too! Personally I liked gcc. If I couldn't get Korn shell, I had to have Bourne (never really was a csh person). I liked v7, thought BSD (various revisions) was nice, and liked sunos & solaris. I still use emacs to this day, AND Windows services for Unix (*gasp* I like elisp). Once you get the hang of sed, grep, awk, etc. it's hard to stop using them ;-). Is Linux for newbies? I can't say, I'm not a newbie. Do I use Linux anymore? No. I love Microsoft's products for many, many reasons, not one of which is 'bigotry' related. And I financially support MSFT! Not gratuitously mind you - I buy the products I want to buy, and which I believe I can use! I will probably be supporting MSFT for many many years (i.e., in a manner similar to what I heard an emacs user once say, I'll stop using MSDN when you pry it out of my dead cold fingers). If some hacker is sitting at home, cranking away, while on welfare, it's all of us (and the govt) who's paying for that software. It tain't being written for free. Don't kid youselves. Without financial support, linux's battle cry years from now may be (somewhat jokingly): "The choice of 3 out 5 welfare recipients!"
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Summary: A TERRIBLE OS
Review: Here are my gripes about this OS: It's Unstable - X Windows crashed on me about once an hour. Also, about twice every day there would be a kernel panic. It's Insecure - There are numerous security holes that have been patched. That doesn't make me feel better: If all these holes have been patched, how many more are there that are still unknown? It's VERY DIFFICULT to install and use - Not user friendly at all. TERRIBLE default configuration - bash is their default shell. Everyone else in the world uses csh. bash is a joke. Yes, this OS is cheaper than Windows. But McDonalds is cheaper than a gourmet resturant. That doesn't mean McDonalds is better. Linux is the McDonalds of the operating system world.
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Summary: I was a bit disappointed
Review: I am not a linux guru. I installed Red Hat Linux on one of my machines to learn linux and purchased this book to help me along the way. It appears to cover everything that it needs to, but I found the detail explinations of how to do things to be greatly lacking and on a few occasions to be wrong. I spent a lot of time trying to set things up in linux using this book as a guide, and they just plain didn't work in a great many cases. Either it is incorrect in places, or it is incomplete. In addition, it reminds me of a cook book. You just follow the instructions to do specific things without it telling you WHY you are doing what it tells you, or even why you need to do some specific thing. Because of this, it really isn't much of a resource for learning.
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Summary: Greatest Red Hat I have ever used
Review: I bought this version because SuSE would not install well with my monitor. Red Hat 7.2 automatically installed all of the necessary drivers, and configured my DSL. The nvidia drivers (...)work flawlessly with my GeForce 2 MX. Great job Red Hat!
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Summary: Only Linux!
Review: I don't know why people are using other operation systems when Linux is alive. Linux has native costumizability, security, safety and more more more...
Linux isn't familiar with Crash!
And most important, it's a open source program for all over the world...
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Summary: Most Supported
Review: I have been using RedHat on and off since version 5.0 (I could never get 4.2 to work)I was using Mandrake up until recently and decided to return to the Hat. I started using RedHat 7.2 on my main workstation because it supports the most new software. When something new comes out RedHat is usually the first to be supported. Sometimes with other distros you have to wait until it's version is released. (Example:Ximian) I use Suse on servers because it comes with every program imaginable. One thing about RH I don't like is the registration process. Everyone complains about MS but no one seems to say much about this for RH. All Linux distros are reliable and fun to learn with so take your pick.
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