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Re: Infoworld October 14, 1996 - Linux operating system Cheap, powerful Red Hat Linux 4.0 has no Web-connection limits



On Sun, 17 Nov 1996, Yaron wrote:

> > This version of Red Hat introduces a new version of FVWM, now called The
> > Next Level. FVWM is a window manager that is configured to look and feel
> > something like Windows 95, with cascading start menus, a task bar, and a
> 
> Ack! fvwm95 is now the default Window-manager? WHY? Great look for the
> Future: "Why install Win95 when Linux can immitate it for free?". 

and is that bad? people like to see familiar GUIs... that's why they buy
NTs rather than Novells.

> Other than that, I'm starting to think maybe I should give RH a try onme
> of these days, if I ever have to install Linux again and have time to play
> around with it. Anyone ordering CDs anytime soon? There's me and three
> other guys who want one.

boy, you think slow... I just ran out of them...

I am not going to order another batch of freewares because there were a
lot of fixes since, but I guess I will start thinking seriously about
buying a CD-R and making my own, including latest patches and kernels
etc...


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