> > On Tue, 1 Apr 2003, William Hooper wrote: > >> I don't see how you can complain, since you still have 5 more days >> before it is available to the public. If you quit trying on the first >> day that is your problem. From the RH announcement: > > And, if I manage to get it after 6.5 days of trying I should be happy? > Yes, because you still got them before they were "generally available". [snip] > >> "Starting March 31st at 9am Eastern, you can start downloading Red Hat >> Linux 9 ISOs -- a week before they will be generally available in >> retail stores or via Red Hat FTP." > > So? So, you stated downloading them (from your own words). This is what Red Hat stated you would be able to do... > >> > ADDITIONALLY, they also cut off their clients who wished to keep >> their systems up to date. That had NOTHING to do with getting ISO's >> early. That has everything to do with keeping your systems secure. >> That, in my opinion, is a much bigger complaint. >> >> I have had no problem using my basic RHN account yesterday or today. >> Granted, a free account I tried didn't work, but it is that way for >> almost EVERY release, and since it is a demo account, it is expected. > > Good for you. One customer gets what they feel is good/adequate > service. Another customer gets what they feel is poor/shoddy service. > Both are right. Should the customer getting poor/shoddy service not > complain since the other customer is happy? [snip] Just pointing out the fact that they did not "cut off their clients who wished to keep there systems up to date". Not to mention that these fixes were also posted to the FTP site and it's mirrors. It seems that you are just looking for something to complain about. Do you feel better being a "victim" of Red Hat's evil ways? -- William Hooper
