[H-GEN] ximian gnome and redhat

[Robert Kearey]

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Rick Phillips wrote:

[viz Ximian vs other packaging systems]

> It works perfectly - Ximian's QA has improved dramatically. up2date, 
> however, will break. Ximian wants you to use (and hopefully pay for) Red 
> Carpet, which is fair enough.

> *** I don't know about Red Hat but Mandrake's up2date DOES NOT BREAK.***

That's ... rather emphatic. I believe you, already.

I should clarify - by "broken", I mean "causes dependancy conflicts".

> Rick

>> Where can ximian be obtained (in Australia)?  ftp?  Order?

Either/or. Check out planetmirror, as I suggested in an earlier email.

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