> On Thu, 21 Nov 2002, David Durst wrote: > >>Ok, maybe OpenLDAP does come w/ it. My mistake - but when you click to >> do a FULL INSTALL it doesn't. > > A full install does not install every single RPM package. There > is a reason for that. > >>And great RH doesn't support Binary Modules - you can get a >>source version compile it on your own and then send it out as a >>binary. > Sounds like you are clueless for what I am asking. And you never stated Binary ONLY modules, I believe you said binary modules (Which really doesn't make sense but I read into it to make it make sense) > If the source were available, then it WOULD NOT BE BINARY ONLY > now would it? Binary only modules, by definition, are modules to which > the source code is NOT AVAILABLE. > > >>Or maybe I am getting it wrong here, lemme look at it the other >>way. You don't want to support the project of a module? If so >>then why dist software at all? > > Red Hat got where it is today by following a set of principles > and values that have made it one of the largest and most used > Linux distributions. Why distribute it all? Simple, because it > is popular, and gaining more popularity daily - without including > binary only modules. You are still misunderstanding what I am stating, your point was "We can't fix it". The counter point to that is UMMMM you guys have a habit of shipping broken software. So FIXING software for you guys is sometimes a DEAD DUCK point. > > Feel free to select a different distribution that does ship > binary only modules - you do have that choice. > > >>It just a piece of software that POSSIBLE could be borken when >>you ship it but that should be no concern of yours considering >>XMMS & Postgres :) > > We can fix xmms and postgresql. Nice try. Invalid point. Yep exactly, you don't get what I am saying. > >>Just ship the damn module so RH 8.1 or whatever can support >>about 75% of the wireless NICS on the market. > > Absolutely and completely totally _NO_. Switch to another > distribution that ships it if you must. > Hmmmm, this is a great stand to take. Our customers want their computers to work, HA! corporate users want their wireless NICS to work. What are you gonna say. Let me quote you correctly: "Absolutely and completely totally _NO_. Switch to another distribution that ships it if you must." I thank god that you are not the CEO of RH, because if you were and or if the CEO does shares your same opinions about overall SOFTWARE SUPPORT & DIST., RH is bound to fail. That is when you tell the market, screw you we will not PUT ON a seperate CD drivers thar are not GPL (And look into it before you open your mouth, the drivers I am speaking of are OPEN SOURCE just not GPL - http://www.linux-wlan.com/linux-wlan/) > >>This discussion reminds me of the pre Donald Becker days and >>dealing w/ regular NIC cards. > > This discussion reminds me of getting a root canal, and I've > never gotten one. > You remind me of every other SIMPSONS COMIC BOOK STORE LOOKING GUY that holds linux back. -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
