April 1. April Fools!

Just trying to keep up with Slackware [slackware.com].

"Are you running Linux 9 yet?"

And to think, I'm still waiting for Ximian to release it's version of Gnome for RedHat 8.0 [ximian.com].

so they can debug it for the non-subscribing users which are far more likely to be using it for some enterprise application?

The cult of Linux strikes again, in that case. Paying for advance release of this is a scam.

I suppose that higher numbers are better from the perspective of new users comparing products, although the race ahead didn't seem to do Mandrake enough good.

A day shy of April 1 is kind of fishy, though.

Lastly, imagine the chaos that will reign when Redhat releases Red Hat 10.

Yes, it will be "ten", as in the same version as the Apple OS X, also a UNIX.

Oh, but "X" is the windowing system for UNIX, you know, "eks eleven", which is much better than "X10", the same as the clunky old protocol for handling devices around your house. Not Windows, but "X Windows"...

It'll be like "Who's on First" all over again...

What they are going to make you buy overpriced hardware to get in with version 10, Damn it..

Back in my day, we were able to count version numbers with a single hand, because most of us had lost the other one fighting bears and snowmen!

In related news, I'm changing my job title to Systems Analyst 2.0, to better highlight new features and capabilities. Of course, biweekly licensing fees will be readjusted to reflect this enhanced functionality...

You might want to look up the meaning of wherefore. Unless you're questioning why Ximian exists at all?

"X" is the windowing system for UNIX, you know, "eks eleven", which is much better than "X10"

X11 is only 10% better than X10. It isn't much better.

Maybe Gentoo should skip 1.4 and go directly to 9 to catch up!

Downloading DVDs is illegal.

It goes up to eleven, thats one louder than all the other amps.

I still think 7.3 is new.

It's not?! I just spent all day downloading the ISOs, damnit! I guess that's what I get for using in-span.net [in-span.net] as a mirror....

couldn't an RHN member technically just leak it without consequence?

He could, and then start praying for the link not to be posted on slashdot for the first week.

But imagine a DVD full of downloading code. (how to fill it up? every point release of every P2P tool ever written, plus all FTP clients, plus...)

That would be a downloading DVD. And, by some interpretations of the law, it would be illegal.

Hence: downloading DVDs are illegal.

So you're both right. (On the pedantic-grammar front, that is.)

Red Hat, is that a brand of condoms?

Folks, this is getting silly... Next time, RH2000, RH2003, RH2009...

X11 is much better than X10 because X11 doesn't have annoying pop-up ads!

I remember when I first started reading Slashdot. I thought that Anonymous Coward was a jerk that had too much time on his hands. Boy do I feel naive.

My RH 9 beta has a grub configuration util, it is located in /bin/vi

Here is your parachute and here is the manual.

Welcome to Linux.

Dear Flea,

Don't forget the other question: where does this leave RHCP? Are they going to be stuck under the bridge with this new release?

Give it away now,
Letter

Your program would run, it just couldn't find the .so it wanted.

That explains it! Now I know why geeks have no girlfriends!

ERROR: Unable to locate .so

redhat laboratories releases linux9 advanced server pro champion edition(tm)

redhat laboratories has announced today the future release of 'linux9 advanced server pro champion edition(tm)'. redhat scientists have announced that this will be the most numerically advanced version of linux ever sold. by abandoning older 8.x technology (found on previous releases), redhat has been able to accelerate the versioning capabilities of linux by nearly 10 percent.
numerically advanced versioning technology is an important step in bringing redhat to the enterprise. many enterprise customers, who run high-availability servers on big iron hardware, demand the stability and maturity that can only come from numerically advanced version numbers. moving to linux9 puts redhat in direct competition with sun microsystems' (SUNW) solaris operating system, which has been sporting version 9 release enumeration for over a year.

in other news, redhat has announced that linux9 advanced server pro champion edition(tm) will be distributed in a six dvd set, that includes 2 dvd's containing the basic distribution, and 4 dvd's of pre-compiled packages. additional dvd's supporting non-x86 architectures may also be available for purchase.

Do not talk about the Mandrake Club.

I'm not exactly sure how that relates to the Red Hat Network (which has pretty much become the "pay for timely upgrades to our free operating system" club), but I felt it was worth saying.

Downloading DVDs isn't illegal.

Downloading DVDs aren't...oh wait...nevermind.

I swear. These huge version number jumps seem like big dick contests.

Then perhaps you'd like to see my Pink Hat 10-1/2 distribution?

You forgot to mention the Limited Edition DVD set which will include more packages and a special "Making of Red Hat 9" production. Bio's for all the Red Hat minor actors that were a part of the final product are also included like Lilly the secretary and Big Joe in accounting. A must have for ALL Red Hat fans.

sounds like user error, albeit your low /. uid.

Haveing a lo salshdot userid is hardlee indickitave of anee digry of inteligunse.

Jason.

Downloading DVDs is also impossible. So is downloading coffee.