Fw: SuSE 6.2 Evaluation

[Paul Sims <nospam [at] psims.free-online.co.uk>]

----- Original Message -----
From: Paul Sims <paul [at] psims.free-online.co.uk>
To: Richard <r.ibbotson [at] zetnet.co.uk>
Sent: 29 August 1999 01:32
Subject: Re: SuSE 6.2 Evaluation

> This was a clean install to a virgin 4.3 Gb hdd, so no existing system to
> cause conflicts.
> > >
> > Robert Fallis has done one in Lincoln. I'm running two in Sheffield
> > that are okay just now. This doesn't mean that it will work for
everyone.
> > Upgrades to Glibc 2.1 are known to cause problems so dont't just sit
there
> and
> > take it for granted that an upgrade to SuSE 6.2 will be straightforard.
>
> caldera 2.2 > I think you are right. But I'm not happy to recommend a
> product that
> > runs an X-server as root. Neither are network managers. Don't know
about
> > ISPs... Probably wouldn't like it ?? Caldera CDs will be in evidence
at
> West
> > Street from the 16th to the 18th. I've got a mini-tower next to me
which
> is
> > running OL 2.2. Very nice :-)
>
> OK for the general public to bang on their winboxes though :)
>
> COL 2.2 is being trumpeted as a business system, maybe the coroporate
world
> has not yet realised that suid root is generally not a good thing,
> especially in something as breakable as X.
>

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