On Fri, Feb 07, 2003 at 04:14:20PM -0800, Stephen Mah wrote: > Does rawhide mean that the packages are beta? The definitive answer comes from Red Hat themselves. In the rawhide directory, you'll find a README. I'm including parts below since this quetion gets asked frequently. Read the README - it has important warnings! It's over 3 years old, but still valid. --- snip --- Chomping at the Bit for Raw Hide The growing user base of Linux highlights the need for early, accurate, and broadly disseminated information on new features and trends in Linux development. We can't think of a better way of keeping our user base fully informed on what we are up to then regularly posting our development release and source code. Announcements on http://developer.redhat.com and newsletters available from Red Hat will provide our users with constant updates on the evolution of Red Hat Linux. Raw Hide Can Be a Bit Tough to Chew on So Run at Your Own Risk (and Enjoyment) These releases have not been quality tested by Red Hat's Quality Assurance team. They may not boot. If they boot, they may not install. If they install, they may not do anything other then waste CPU cycles. If anything breaks, you most assuredly own the many fragments which will be littered across your floor. It may not be possible to upgrade from Red Hat to Raw Hide, from Raw Hide to Red Hat, or from Raw Hide to Raw Hide! If a stable upgrade path is important to you, please do not use Raw Hide. DO NOT USE THESE RELEASES FOR ANY WORK WHERE YOU CARE ABOUT YOUR APPLICATION RUNNING, THE ACCURACY OF YOUR DATA, THE INTEGRITY OF YOUR NETWORK, OR ANY OTHER PURPOSE FOR WHICH A RESPONSIBLE HUMAN WOULD USE A COMPUTER. (But then again what would be the fun of hacking Linux if there wasn't some risk involved. ;-)....) These releases will be available from ftp.redhat.com:/pub/rawhide. A list of Raw Hide mirrors will be available as such mirrors come online. Enjoy! -- Ed Wilts, Mounds View, MN, USA mailto:ewilts@ewilts.org Member #1, Red Hat Community Ambassador Program -- Psyche-list mailing list Psyche-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/psyche-list
