[KLUG Members] Redhat 8.0

[Adam Williams]

>>Where did you download it from?  What is the url??  Let the list know.
>ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/8.0/en/iso/i386/
>What's new in Red Hat Linux 8.0, anyway?
>   * A new interface -- a user-friendly desktop with graphical enhancements
>     and improved menu organization.

Whether this is a feature or a hack remains to be seen.

>   * The latest Gnu Compiler Collection, gcc-3.2, and a specially tuned
>     and tested high-performace kernel, 2.4.18.
>   * Cutting-edge web server technology powered by the latest release
>     of Apache, 2.0.

I've got mixed feelings about this one.

>   * Updated graphical configuration tools that make setting up a Linux
>     server a truly point-and-click experience.

If they are even better than in 7.3 then I'm truly impressed.

>   * A single interface for package selection during and after installation

Er, Ok.  There has been a dozen of package management applications
around for years.

>   * Enhanced personal security, featuring a point-and-click firewall
>     tool to protect your system from Internet intruders.

More important than all these combined is LVM in the installer.  I know
that will save me oodles of time,  and finally not longer will one have
to diddle with hard drive partitions.  Just like using a real operating
system.  Now if only they supported a real file system.

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