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Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC
- Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC
- From: Gerald Waugh <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue Apr 2 06:34:01 2002
- Organization: Front Street Networks LLC
- List-id: Mailing list for users to share thoughts on Cobalt products. <cobalt-users.list.cobalt.com>
On Tuesday 02 April 2002 04:35 pm, Kevin D wrote:
> > Thanks for the response . . . But if that is the case, then why spend
> > so
>
> much
>
> > on a RAQ4 if I can build a PC that will do the same for much much less?
>
> You have to build it.
> No tidy .pkg files for software updates.
No, you have state-of-the-art things like redhats up2date,
1) e-mail notification from "bugzilla@xxxxxxxxxx"
2) "redhat-watch-list@xxxxxxxxxx"
3) up2date (program contacts RedHat, checks for updates, obtains, installs)
4) rhnsd (daemon program contacts RedHat, checks for updates, obtains,
installs)
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