On Dec 22, 2007 10:00 AM, Michael Schwendt <bugs.michael@xxxxxxx> wrote: > On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 11:19:57 -0500, Christopher Blizzard wrote: > > > > > On Dec 21, 2007, at 2:46 PM, Max Spevack wrote: > > > > > But interestingly enough, when I interviewed at Red Hat and got the > > > "what Linux distro do you use" question, everyone's response was > > > "cool, I used to use Slackware too!" > > > > "I used Slackware. Once. Then I tried to update it." > > Ah, lessons in history. Slackware on 30-40 3.5" floppy disks. Updating it Heheh.. I remember one of the most common Red Hat Tech Support questions early questions is: How can I install Red Hat via floppies? All the cool Linux's use floppies! I think Erik T was tasked once on seeing how feasible it was for a potential paying customer... he probably still has nightmares about it. I wonder how many floppies it would take these days with delta-rpms etc to split packages over... > -- one had to do it because of dependencies -- became more convenient with > the help of RPM (back in time still called Red Hat Package Manager) and > the most relevant tarball packages wrapped into binary rpms to fill the > RPM database. > > > _______________________________________________ > fedora-advisory-board mailing list > fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx > http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board > -- Stephen J Smoogen. -- CSIRT/Linux System Administrator How far that little candle throws his beams! So shines a good deed in a naughty world. = Shakespeare. "The Merchant of Venice" _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
