Well after the unprecedented .3 release in the 7.X line of RedHat Linux it appears they are skipping right over .1 and .2 in the 8.X line. I recieved a message today saying that since I am a subscriber to the RedHat Network I will be able to get RedHat 9 on March 31st.
So does the standard advice of don’t use a .0 release for RedHat, which I have often recieved, apply to this 9.0 release? Should I continue using 7.3? Is this jump to 9.0 along with their recent announcement of their RedHat Enterprise Linux, just evidence that the marketroids are taking over.
Just in case you wonder, both my desktop and my laptop are running 8.0 and I have been generally pleased. It is very pretty. I have also heard from a few that have upgraded to Gnome 2.2 from RedHats Rawhide that they are quite pleased with the enhancements, and claim it is even more complete. So I will be taking advantage of my subscription to download the 9.0 isos, and promptly installing.
Maybe someone with bandwidth to burn would let me upload the 9.0 isos to their server, once I grab them?
I’ve read somewhere (I forget where) that RedHat 9 will be incorporating the back port of the new linux scheduler from 2.5 kernel. If this is the case, it’s probably a very good idea for you to upgrade!
Hey, check this out, …I have a little bandwidth, do you have a little bandwidth?
http://bitconjurer.org/BitTorrent/download.html
“We would like to make RedHat 9.0 ISOs available via BitTorrent as soon as they become available as well. If you have a RedHat network subscription, and are interested in downloading and seeding them a few hours after they become available, please mail Bram.”