Re: [TCLUG:269] EARLY release of Redhat 5.1

["Jonathan R. Johnson" <johnsonj@MinnetonkaSoftware.com>]

Bob Tanner <tanner@real-time.com> wrote:

 > Quoting Ben Kochie (ben@intexp.com):
 > > from what i know.. they reased it on ftp first.. but the CD's arn't ready
 > > yet.. hey.. this is an example of a company that knows how to properly
 > > plan ahead.. release a product early, NOT LATE.. :)

Agreed -- this is admirable.  In fact, I wish I could do that!  :)

 > > On Wed, 27 May 1998, Bob Tanner wrote:
 > > 
 > > > Since I am an official mirror of Redhat linux, I'd like to inform you
 > > > that RedHat 5.1 is not available at 
                          ^^^
 > > > 
 > > > ftp://ftp.real-time.com/pub/redhat/redhat-5.1
 > > > 
 > > > I was very surprised that they released it before the June 1st
 > > > announced date.
 > 
 > Doh! I have to apologize. The mirror is taking place right now. I did
 > not see that mirror process was still running. RedHat 5.1 must be lots
 > bigger then 5.0 :-)

I assumed that something like that was the case, since you said earlier
that it was _not_ available (see above)...sometimes typos are your
friends -- although I sort of wondered why you bothered to tell all of
us that it _wasn't_ available.  :)

 > <sigs snipped>

Peace,

  Jonathan

P.S.  More liberal use of 'snipping' would be a boon to this whole
      list, IMHBAO.  We don't really need to see the entire contents of
      a previous message, headers and all -- that's one reason they are
      archived.

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