Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Sun 23rd Feb 2003 20:42 UTC
Red Hat is the undisputed commercial leader when it comes to Linux distros. A few years ago more distros were sharing the Linux market/userbase, but these days Red Hat has overcome its competitors in impressions, sales and popularity. Popularity doesn't always mean quality though (look at Windows9x for example), so after our world's first review of Red Hat 8.0 a few months ago, I wanted to check out the new product, Red Hat 8.1, destined to be released sometime in the next one or two months. I downloaded and installed the third beta of 8.1, codenamed Phoebe, and gave it a whirl. We will be featuring a full review when the final version becomes available, but here is a preliminary report on the current status, accompanied by three screenshots. Update: Added one more screenshot.
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Quick comments.......
I have been using the XFT Mozilla from Phoebe 2 for a while. It is the best looking browser and font rendering yet. It looks like they finally finished Bluecurve.
I still ran into the infamous RPM crash...
Nautilus is much better at parsing large directories...
I love the new Theme Panel. (I use GNOME 2)
Crossover Office 1.31 did not work...
I could not use the 1.0-4191 nvidia driver... I know it is a binary and Nvidia will need to supply it. I will also have to wait till VIA releases its Rhyne drive for my onboard NIC card.
I have started recommending Redhat to my newbie friends instead of Mandrake because of Bluecurve. (no flames please..)
Can't wait for the final release. I will be in line to pay for it.