Linked by Eugenia Loli-Queru on Thu 10th Apr 2003 18:00 UTC
The up to now highly anticipated Red Hat Linux 9 is finally released. OSNews had its hands to the final version of Red Hat Linux 9 for over 3 weeks now and we were able to evaluate it in a number of ways. The final version is not too different than the Phoebe-3 beta for which we wrote a preview recently.
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This review is the epitome of an OSNews.com review, focusing on the desktop since the reviewer does not have enough technical knowhow to delve in to innards of the OS. Redhat 9 is designed to be a server or technical workstation OS, but it can also be used a desktop OS for technically minded people. If you are using Linux as a server OS, don't expect their to be GUI configuration tools for every server function available, especially considering that an entry level linux sysadmin is supposed to know how to configure these services manually.
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RHN 9 is designed to be a workstation OS, so support for a plethora of media types is not supported out of the box, mostly due to licensing or patent issues, not by Redhat's choice. Personally, I think Redhat has made the right decision since because they are the most visible and largest Linux distributor, they would be the most likely candidate for a lawsuit.
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What a comprehensive review, I believe it couldn't even fill one printed page. The review spent 3/4 of the copy talking about missing features that are missing for obvious reasons.