> -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Burger [mailto:mburger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 7:31 PM > To: Discussion of Red Hat Linux 9 (Shrike) > Subject: RE: Installation after RH Support Ends > > > On Wed, 17 Mar 2004, Ow Mun Heng wrote: > > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: shrike-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx > > > [mailto:shrike-list-bounces@xxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Ajai Khattri > > > On Mon, 15 Mar 2004, Norman Nunn wrote: > > > > > > > This is an interesting question for me. > > > > > > > > In a few months RH support for RH 9 ends. What happens > > > when we may need > > > > to install RH 9 again but the up2date connection is no longer > > > > available. > > > > > > Exactly the conundrum that many RedHat devotees are in. > > > > > > > > > (I decided to switch to Gentoo...) > > > > Frankly.. That's what a lot of users are left with. > > Projects like Fedora-legacy is good mind you, it solves the purpose > > at least for ppl who uses RH9 & Below as servers and is security > > concious and has no need for new features. > > > > I have a RH8 Server and I'm fine(read as Thankful) with all > > the updates from fedora-legacy. The thing that irks me is > > for the Home User. (eg: I'm on RH9. which will EOL in a week/2) > > We're not left with much choices. > > > > eg: Where am I gonna turn to when I want to upgrade to Gnome2.6 > > say (slated release march 22!!) I used to go to Nyquist RPMS, but > > he's already dropped RH9 from support and moved on to FC1. > > If I want to stay on RH9, I will either have to > > (say if I want Gnome 2.6) > > > > 1. Learn RPM compilation (Daunting for a newbie like me. > > (I have a couple of years experience but still find spec ) > > (files daunting > ) > > 2. Use Garnome or some other system > > 3. Use Gentoo/BSD/some other distro with ports > > > > For the time being, I'm grabbing src rpms and re-compiling them > > Why would you be restricted to the above three options, when > I seem to > recall it having been stated that Fedora-Legacy will be > supporting RHL9, as well? I'm sorry if I misled your understanding. I stated that Fedora-Legacy is a Blessing. (for ppl that still maintains Old RH servers (eg: RH7/8 or 9 soon) However I'm also stating that Home Users won't be able to get updated rpms for Normal User Stuffs for their Older RH Distros. eg: K3b compiled for RH9 KDE 3.2.1 for RH9 Gnome 2.6 for RH9 (I did mention that nyquist rpms stopped providing rpms for RH9 right?) etc.. For the rest of the security stuffs, We can always go to fedora-legacy project. -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list
