If you have been reading this newsletter, or whatever it is, you would know that 8.1 was/is a dog and 8.0 was fairly stable. Who knows what the next version will be--I would stay with whatever works until the fallout occurs. -doug At 17:59 02/18/2003 -0500, John LeMay wrote:
As I've been using(?) 8.1 for a month now - I bloody wish I had
Why? What is going to be in 8.2 (presumably) that makes it worth upgrading? Sure, maybe if you are running 7.x or earlier and want some newer "stuff" it makes sense. It also makes sense if you have a stability issue - say with 8.0 (not that I know of any issues with 8.0, but "point-oh" releases tend to be a bit more flakey than "point-one" or higher releases) or something.
I'm really not trolling here, but I just don't see the point in hassling one's self about upgrading their OS every six months. Honestly, even MS doesn't do that. Sure, if you get a new box install the latest you have handy. But if you have a functioning machine and you aren't going through "rpm-hell" trying to install the latest version of <insert favorite package name here>, why bother? Most of the time you end up creating problems you didn't have previously.
Just my two cents.
-- John LeMay KC2KTH Senior Enterprise Consultant NJMC | http://www.njmc.com | Phone 732-557-4848 Specializing in Microsoft and Unix based solutions
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