[Gllug] is this a big problem?

[Martin A. Brooks]

Tethys skrev:
> FUD. Red Hat are generally among the most responsive vendors when it
> comes to security updates.

I was talking about security problems in third party RPMs, not in those 
distributed as part of the Redhat core. I have no qualms with Redhat's 
support per se.

> But in my experience, virtually all of the RH boxen I've worked on in
> a corporate environment have been unmodified, out of the box installs.
> Again, there are exceptions, but for the most part, RH provide everything
> that many businesses want.

I've had exactly the opposite experience.

> FWIW, I'd advise avoiding 3rd party RPMs on any system, not just one
> with a support contract. Unless you *enjoy* taking the express lift
> to hell, that is...

I'll just stick with Debian, thanks :)

Mart.

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