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• Buggy Fedora
  Fedora has too many bugs. I never had many problems with Core 1,2,3,4. But 6 and 7 just didn't get it.
  
  I'd change conf files, run levels, etc and two more problems would pop up. I used just about every version of Redhat up to Version 9. I hate downloading ISO's then having to use the DVD's as fresbies.
  
  If I want to invest the time, I could spend time getting everything to work. But Slackware 11 and 12 loaded with out a hitch. I don't really need WiFi but I hate having to recompile the kernal just to NDSwrapper too work.
  
  I thought Ubuntu was a joke, I never liked Gnome, pretty but useless. I've used Unix since 1981 and know my way around the CLI, but the question is how much time do you want to hassle with something.
  
  I've been dual booting since the 80's and prefer Unix/Linux for somethings and M$ for others. I just hope someday that Linux makes the grade. But as of now I am not seeing it............... In reply to: "Red Hat's Fedora 8 hope: An all-purpose Linux foundation"

  November 9, 2007

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• Hope it's better than 6 and 7
  I tried installing both Core 6 and 7 on my new laptop. 1. The stupid install created a graphical login. 2. Then when I rebooted both Cores created a X11 lock file, preventing a log in. Sure I changed the run level, but then something else would break. I installed Slackware 12 and had no problem. Until Fedora get's it's act together, forget Fedora. As a long time Linux user, all I can say is that Linux still doesn't make the grade. Even using Slackware I have to recompile the kernel just to get my wifi card to work. Even though I have recompiled the kernel many times, it gets tiresome to have have to do it every time I install Linux. Current device drivers are always a problem. So mainly I use Vista these days as much as hate M$, it get's the job done. Maybe someday Linux will be up to snuff, been saying that for 10 years now........ In reply to: "Red Hat's Fedora 8 hope: An all-purpose Linux foundation"

  November 8, 2007

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