Re: Now OT: RE: stable?

[John Beamon <jbeamon@franklinamerican.com>]

I don't think this is off-topic at all.  If there's a stable platform to 
be had for free-as-in-beer, then I think its location is totally 
suitable.  Does anybody else in this list know where Tony got those isos?

-j


Lars Peterson wrote:
> I too sent an e-mail to tonye@billy.demon.nl with the exact same question and my
> message was rejected.
>
> I know that this thread is starting to veer way off topic, but I'd like to have
> this clarified.
>
>
> On Fri, December 12, 2003 2:49 pm, you wrote:
>
> > Tony Earnshaw wrote:
> >
> > > tor, 11.12.2003 kl. 19.03 skrev James Courtney:
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > > P.S. I'm a HUGE fan of supported software since I find I'm not
> > > > even close to enough of a genius to know all system level details
> > > > of any OS I'd be running plus all details of any software we'd run
> > > > on it (this is a pretty broad set of things for us).  The question
> > > > is will my company pony up for the support:)
> > >
> > >
> > > Your line goes only 1.3 km past my right margin, this time. Can't
> > > be bothered to follow it.
> > >
> > > Download and burn ES3 for free then: Linux à la RedHat is still
> > > Linux. No support, no paper docs, bad conscience. At least it's a
> > > far better long-term bet than RH 9.
> > >
> > > ES3 is heavy, far more than 9 is. But it's utterly stable and
> > > reliable (at least, with my 2.6.0-test9 ACPI self-compiled
> > > kernel.org kernel it is); use it for production machines. I killed
> > > the standard Openldap 2.0.27 and installed self-compiled 2.1.25 -
> > > most of the supporting stuff for that is standard on ES3.
> > >
> > > --Tonni
> >
> > I replied to the author privately, but his address goes to a box
> > that doesn't answer and bounced back to me.  Can somebody tell me
> > where they would download free RH ES3 iso images?  I haven't seen
> > any indication on RH's website that it can be downloaded for free
> > without support.  To the contrary, the "Basic" package is a few
> > hundred dollars, without support, and the "Standard" package is a
> > couple hundred more, with support. Their ftp site doesn't have
> > iso's for this; it's full of only .src.rpms.
> >  If this can be gotten for free, then I'm interested.  Please show
> >  me
> > where.
> >
> >
> > --
> >
> > John Beamon
> > Systems Administrator
> > Franklin American Mortgage
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