Hey guys, I don''t post a lot, but I use CentOS, and have donated as suggested, and a little more, for my copies. I came over from RH9 and despaired that I''d have to pay RH a lot to be able to use RHEL, or use Fedora Core 1, which was inherently instable, or learn another way of doing things, which I didn''t (and don''t) have time for. I see there''s a lot of new folks on the list, since that "new wave" of publicity, and that, like all public mailinglists, we have obtained some folks that come across as abrasive or demanding. Just wanted to thank you guys for doing fine work, for presenting an alternative, and like that. I don''t want anything, just wanted to express my appreciation. Running a project like this can occasionally be thankless, and for today, at least, I''d like to rectify that. I love that CentOS 4 came out in a timely manner, and I think it''s great the responsiveness that the developers show on the lists. My personal resources are quite minimal, but I think that this is a heck of a project to support. While I''m being mushy, thanks to Dag for the great RPM repository, and in general to the RedHat engineers that make the whole thing possible. Thus ends my recursion, since I expect that''s all the people who''ll actually read this. I''m no fan boy, just a business man, and systems engineer who cared to share some apprication. Anyway, Thanks muchly for all the good work! Jacob Leaver
Hello Jacob, It''s wonderful. I was initially saved from RHEL''s crazy pricing by WhiteBox Linux. It was fun intil it became clear that they weren''t intending to be as progressive and reactive as CentOS, and so now I''m here. I too feel it is important to give a little when you can, and yesterday did the same. Hopefully that helps keep things moving.. -- Best regards, Mickael mailto:mike@kamloopsbc.com Friday, March 4, 2005, 1:16:36 PM, you wrote: JL> Hey guys, JL> I don''t post a lot, but I use CentOS, and have donated as suggested, and a JL> little more, for my copies. I came over from RH9 and despaired that I''d JL> have to pay RH a lot to be able to use RHEL, or use Fedora Core 1, which was JL> inherently instable, or learn another way of doing things, which I didn''t JL> (and don''t) have time for. JL> I see there''s a lot of new folks on the list, since that "new wave" of JL> publicity, and that, like all public mailinglists, we have obtained some JL> folks that come across as abrasive or demanding. Just wanted to thank you JL> guys for doing fine work, for presenting an alternative, and like that. I JL> don''t want anything, just wanted to express my appreciation. Running a JL> project like this can occasionally be thankless, and for today, at least, JL> I''d like to rectify that. JL> I love that CentOS 4 came out in a timely manner, and I think it''s great the JL> responsiveness that the developers show on the lists. My personal JL> resources are quite minimal, but I think that this is a heck of a project to JL> support. JL> While I''m being mushy, thanks to Dag for the great RPM repository, and in JL> general to the RedHat engineers that make the whole thing possible. Thus JL> ends my recursion, since I expect that''s all the people who''ll actually read JL> this. I''m no fan boy, just a business man, and systems engineer who cared JL> to share some apprication. JL> Anyway, JL> Thanks muchly for all the good work! JL> Jacob Leaver JL> _______________________________________________ JL> CentOS mailing list JL> CentOS@caosity.org JL> http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos JL> __________ NOD32 1.1017 (20050302) Information __________ JL> This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. JL> http://www.nod32.com
On Fri, 4 Mar 2005 13:16:36 -0800, Jacob Leaver wrote:> Hey guys, > > I don''t post a lot, but I use CentOS, and have donated as > suggested, and a little more, for my copies. I came over from > RH9 and despaired that I''d have to pay RH a lot to be able to > use RHEL, or use Fedora Core 1, which was inherently instable, > or learn another way of doing things, which I didn''t (and > don''t) have time for. > > I see there''s a lot of new folks on the list, since that "new > wave" of publicity, and that, like all public mailinglists, we > have obtained some folks that come across as abrasive or > demanding. Just wanted to thank you guys for doing fine work, > for presenting an alternative, and like that. I don''t want > anything, just wanted to express my appreciation. Running a > project like this can occasionally be thankless, and for > today, at least, I''d like to rectify that. > > I love that CentOS 4 came out in a timely manner, and I think > it''s great the responsiveness that the developers show on the > lists. My personal resources are quite minimal, but I think > that this is a heck of a project to support. > > While I''m being mushy, thanks to Dag for the great RPM > repository, and in general to the RedHat engineers that make > the whole thing possible. Thus ends my recursion, since I > expect that''s all the people who''ll actually read this. I''m > no fan boy, just a business man, and systems engineer who > cared to share some apprication. > > Anyway, > > Thanks muchly for all the good work!I want to join and thank: 1. RedHat to publish the code GPL & allow you to come out with CentOS 2. The CentOS team 3. The people helping and supporting the mailing list Thanks
Me too lol I started on WBEL about 2 weeks before I found CentOS. Thanks for the great work :)
Centos-4 is a beutiful piece of work. I reloaded my gaming server with it..reloaded the CS 1.6 software and it runs great. I love hte performnce boost from the 2.6.x kernels. Jacob Leaver wrote:> Hey guys, > > I don''t post a lot, but I use CentOS, and have donated as suggested, and a > little more, for my copies. I came over from RH9 and despaired that I''d > have to pay RH a lot to be able to use RHEL, or use Fedora Core 1, which was > inherently instable, or learn another way of doing things, which I didn''t > (and don''t) have time for. > > I see there''s a lot of new folks on the list, since that "new wave" of > publicity, and that, like all public mailinglists, we have obtained some > folks that come across as abrasive or demanding. Just wanted to thank you > guys for doing fine work, for presenting an alternative, and like that. I > don''t want anything, just wanted to express my appreciation. Running a > project like this can occasionally be thankless, and for today, at least, > I''d like to rectify that. > > I love that CentOS 4 came out in a timely manner, and I think it''s great the > responsiveness that the developers show on the lists. My personal > resources are quite minimal, but I think that this is a heck of a project to > support. > > While I''m being mushy, thanks to Dag for the great RPM repository, and in > general to the RedHat engineers that make the whole thing possible. Thus > ends my recursion, since I expect that''s all the people who''ll actually read > this. I''m no fan boy, just a business man, and systems engineer who cared > to share some apprication. > > Anyway, > > Thanks muchly for all the good work! > > Jacob Leaver > > _______________________________________________ > CentOS mailing list > CentOS@caosity.org > http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos > . >-- My "Foundation" verse: Isa 54:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD. -- carpe ductum -- "Grab the tape" CDTT (Certified Duct Tape Technician) Linux user #322099 Machines: 206822 256638 276825 http://counter.li.org/
Agreed! You guys have done an amazing job. I''ve already earmarked a nice CentOS contribution into the next quarterly IT budget. 8-) Cheers, William Warren wrote:> Centos-4 is a beutiful piece of work. I reloaded my gaming server > with it..reloaded the CS 1.6 software and it runs great. I love hte > performnce boost from the 2.6.x kernels. >-- Chris Mauritz chrism@imntv.com VP & Chief Technology Officer Independent Music Network, Inc. http://www.imntv.com
Add my name to the list of folks who wish to express a hearty Thank You to the CentOS and cAos teams. Todd Jacob Leaver wrote:>Hey guys, > > > >Jacob Leaver > > >
Is there a trick to burning the ISOs for Centos 4? ... I''ve downloaded twice (from two different sources). Disk 1 burns okay but 2, 3, and 4 all have checksum errors. Thanks, --Ralph
On Sat, 5 Mar 2005 11:55:47 -0500, Ralph Roberts / Creativity, Inc. wrote:> Is there a trick to burning the ISOs for Centos 4? ... I''ve > downloaded twice (from two different sources). Disk 1 burns > okay but 2, 3, and 4 all have checksum errors.Here is what I did: 1. Download in WINDOWS! [Why I don''t know]. When I downloaded in Linux, the md5sum did not work. I did it 3 times in Debian, from 2 different sites [including U of Cal Riverside ACM Server], same problem. Re-downloaded in Windows from U of Cal Riverside ACM Server and it was OK. 2. Burned the CD in Debian, no special parameter 3. When booting for the install to validate the CDs: linux ide=nodma then it passed the validation. 4. Reboot from CD1 as to no have the ide=nodma on the grub.conf or edit grub.conf afterward to remove it.
I did it yesterday all works fine.... Did you download from a Win machine ?? If so, check the checksum (of your donwloaded file ) with UltraISO for instance... http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=ultra+iso&tg=dl-2001 Then you will see where things went wrong.... Stephane -----Original Message----- From: centos-bounces@caosity.org [mailto:centos-bounces@caosity.org]On Behalf Of Ralph Roberts / Creativity, Inc. Sent: 05 March 2005 16:56 To: CentOS discussion and information list Subject: [Centos] CENTOS ISOs Is there a trick to burning the ISOs for Centos 4? ... I''ve downloaded twice (from two different sources). Disk 1 burns okay but 2, 3, and 4 all have checksum errors. Thanks, --Ralph _______________________________________________ CentOS mailing list CentOS@caosity.org http://lists.caosity.org/mailman/listinfo/centos
Hi, I agree with the rest of you. CentOS is a great distribution and well supported by it''s user base and developpers. I need an enterprise class OS but whithout the cost normally associated with it (to get support). I don''t need commercial 24/7 support, support from the community is suffisant for me. I tried a few distributions based on Red Hat source code (Lineox, White Box, Tao) before CentOS. Then I installed CentOS 3.4 and I feeled immediatly at home. I''m very impressed by the improvement from 3.4 to 4.0. I was missing the 2.6 kernel when I installed Centos 3.4 to replace FC3. I was waiting version 4 with impatience for that. Wow! Great work! I also like the fact that the installation DVD is released at the same time as the CD''s set. Thanks to Red Hat and the CentOS teams, you did a great job! Etienne.
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 15:34:39 -0500, Etienne Savard <etienne.savard@videotron.ca> wrote:> Hi, > > I agree with the rest of you. CentOS is a great distribution and well > supported by it''s user base and developpers. I need an enterprise class > OS but whithout the cost normally associated with it (to get support). I > don''t need commercial 24/7 support, support from the community is > suffisant for me. I tried a few distributions based on Red Hat source > code (Lineox, White Box, Tao) before CentOS. Then I installed CentOS 3.4 > and I feeled immediatly at home. > > I''m very impressed by the improvement from 3.4 to 4.0. I was missing > the 2.6 kernel when I installed Centos 3.4 to replace FC3. I was > waiting version 4 with impatience for that. Wow! Great work! I also like > the fact that the installation DVD is released at the same time as the > CD''s set. > > Thanks to Red Hat and the CentOS teams, you did a great job! >My thanks, too. In my case I came via FC3, which is a well-crafted release. An LUG member said. "You realize of course, that each Fedora release has only about a 6-month life span before you have to start all over again. Try CentOS." The rest is history. -- Collins
> My thanks, too. In my case I came via FC3, which is a well-crafted > release. An LUG member said. "You realize of course, that each Fedora > release has only about a 6-month life span before you have to start > all over again. Try CentOS." The rest is history.But try to remember, that Fedora Core is where the new features come from. -sv
On Sat, 05 Mar 2005 16:18:54 -0500, seth vidal <skvidal@phy.duke.edu> wrote:> > > My thanks, too. In my case I came via FC3, which is a well-crafted > > release. An LUG member said. "You realize of course, that each Fedora > > release has only about a 6-month life span before you have to start > > all over again. Try CentOS." The rest is history. > > But try to remember, that Fedora Core is where the new features come > from. >True enough. When those features actually work, they''ll turn up in RHELn/CentOSn. Meanwhile, I''m getting set to prepare some systems (recycled older gear) for relatively untrained users, and I''ll be happy to rely on the longer cycle of CentOS. Those folks won''t give a damn about GCC4 and the latest and greatest GNOME/KDE. IceWm will be their window manager, since those beasts are too slow on less capable hardware. Besaides, for those who can''t wait, I''m sure that some enterprising member of the community will craft RPMs for some of the new features for use on CentOS4. -- Collins
> > I did it yesterday all works fine.... > > Did you download from a Win machine ?? > If so, check the checksum (of your donwloaded file ) with UltraISO for > instance... > http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=ultra+iso&tg=dl-2001 > > Then you will see where things went wrong.... > > Stephane >Thanks, Stephane ... I did download using BitTorrent on Win ... the third download seems to have been the charm, at least Disk 2 is now installing. Some minor difference in how BitTorrent handles downloads from various sites??? Who knows, but it''s taken me a lot of extra time. ;-) ... However, I am persistent and I''m convinced Centos 4 is easily worth the extra effort. Best, --Ralph
CentOs 4 in great, congratulations CentOS Team !!
I''m running 2 servers for a non-profit organisation. Buying RHEL would eat the entire IT budget. So a big thank you for centos 3.4.
> > > > I did it yesterday all works fine.... > > > > Did you download from a Win machine ?? > > If so, check the checksum (of your donwloaded file ) with UltraISO for > > instance... > > http://www.download.com/3120-20_4-0.html?qt=ultra+iso&tg=dl-2001 > > > > Then you will see where things went wrong.... > > > > Stephane > > > > Thanks, Stephane ... I did download using BitTorrent on Win ... the third > download seems to have been the charm, at least Disk 2 is now installing. > Some minor difference in how BitTorrent handles downloads from various > sites??? Who knows, but it''s taken me a lot of extra time. ;-) > ... However, > I am persistent and I''m convinced Centos 4 is easily worth the > extra effort. > > Best, > > --Ralph > >Okay.... all four burned fine after the third download and installed nicely. Centos 4 is a honker! I likes it! Thanks to all. --Ralph