[Rule-list] Red Hat No Longer Supports 486

Liam Proven lproven at cix.co.uk
Wed Oct 30 00:43:00 EET 2002


> As it is there are very few people using i386, so only 
> updating your version of RH for every *.2 would be just fine. 

Very true... and an excellent point. 

> Also, 
> it's not as if RULE needs to release as quickly as RH.

Also true.

> Maybe you could have an installation option where people can install 
> from sources. If the users have the time and resources, then why not 
> compile everything?

Owww. Not only would it take *ages,* there's a potential makefile hell in 
there...

> One advantage of RULE compiling its own, is that it really helps to 
> avoid the need to always update the installer based on the kernel and 
> binaries.

Yep. 

> The compatibility that RULE will keep, is the directory structure, 
> package management, and other lower level stuff.

Yep.

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