Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC

["Richard Donahue" <Richard.Donahue@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gerald Waugh" <gwaugh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 4:11 PM
Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] Raq4 verses Linux PC


> 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)

Yeah, but only when it works. :-) In addition there's a fee I believe.

>
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-RD


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