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Re: Database market share 2004

From: Data Goob <datagoob_at_netscape.net>
Date: Sun, 05 Jun 2005 07:50:48 -0400
Message-ID: <qGBoe.2$xi7.1@fe23.usenetserver.com>


david_at_smooth1.co.uk wrote:
>
> Redhat say upgrade the firmware..I assume it fixes something...SO DO
> IT..
>
> If problem persists...get Dell to quote required OS patches and apply
> them.
>
> If Dell just quote a specific OS issue then quote that back to Redhat.
>
> If it's a known issue then Dell and/or Redhat should be able to quote
> required
> patches.
>
> If it is still a problem then Redhat should be able to put in more
> logging
> to give problem details. Dell should be able to help after all how do
> firmware
> patches get created?
>

We did not have this problem when using SuSE Linux--or Gentoo for that matter on our Dell servers.

Dell has a mailing list you can subscribe to that will provide you with input from a lot of heavy-hitters who use Linux on Dell, in addition to using paid support. Much of the problems with Linux on Dell have to do with RedHat, not necessarily Dell. It's like any hardware platform, sometimes it's the hardware, or software or both.

Head over to Dell's Linux support website, and subscribe to their list for a while and you can see what people are saying--and you can ask them what they would recommend before actually using Dell and Linux. Dell has been pretty good at improving their Linux support, but they have been mostly RedHat because of their resistance to support more than one Linux version--which points to a lack of understanding or really digging into Linux because the bulk of their sales is on Windows. When more shops use something else besides RedHat they will get the message and start to support other releases. Received on Sun Jun 05 2005 - 06:50:48 CDT

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