RE: [cobalt-users] the GUI interface

["Dan" <dan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> 	As a frequent and long-time contributor to many Linux lists
> I can say with absolute certainty that a substantial portion of the
> messages I see from this list would result in the poster being
> flamed rather badly at most of the places where the likes of me hang
> out. No insult intended or implied, I'm just trying to point out
> that a large percentage of people on this list who claim to running
> successful hosting businesses and/or hosting your own probably
> couldn't even figure out how to boot our other servers yet the
> complaints about the limitations of the Cobalt's keep on flowing.

Great. Go back and read how Cobalt markets the product. It's specifically
aimed at those that aren't geeks and makes it appear you need absolutely no
knowledge of Unix/Linux to run one. But, the first time you run into a
problem, they'll expect you to have been using Telnet and Pico for years.

>
> Their response threw me
> for a loop: "I already have four Cobalts running..."
>
> 	I don't know what this person was doing with those four
> Cobalts but I'm thinking they were doing a bit more than hosting
> their personal web site and I'm hoping that my assistance will make
> it possible for them to successfully type rpm -i <file_name> so they
> can install the secure server that resides on the CD they had
> purchased from Red Hat.

They're probably using them as Cobalt intended. With no knowledge of Unix
and just using the web browser, (which actually takes care of 99% of my
administration of my server.)

> 	They created a huge market for servers that my mother could
> administer.
>
> 	It doesn't get any better than this... period.
>

It would if they would make and test .pkg files for all the "third party
applications" they claim are available:
http://www.cobalt.com/products/raq/faq.raq3.html#3
(But if they can't even get their anchor tags right on that page, I guess
I'm hoping for too much.)

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Dan Kriwitsky