Show #3 Correction: VMWare
In show #3 I stated that of all the Windows enablers we tried, VMWare was the only one that successfully ran my Logitech Digital Pen. I was basing that on the fact that the software install went fine and when I plugged the pen in, Windows recognized it. That’s as far as I got for the show.
Now that I’ve had a little more time to play with it, I see that while the pen is recognized and the software installs fine, the actual download of documents from the pen fails. I’m not sure why, there is no error message. Just a never ending “please wait…”.
So, based on this new information: all the Windows enablers we tried failed to run my Digital Pen.
Sob…
June 22nd, 2005 at 10:01 am
Hi,
I am currently listening to the show and heard your comments on Fedora core 4 and their release schedule. Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t it a test/Development (not sure the correct term) that means that they are going to release often with little to no testing. My understanding (and I ain’t a big linux guy) if you want stability and proper testing, they want you to buy the enterprise version.
Thats why big companies (such as the one I work for, Progress (www.progress.com)) only support the Enterprise version.
JMTC
Molly
June 22nd, 2005 at 11:59 am
Hi Molly,
Yup - you’re right. Fedora is essentially Red Hat’s testing ground for their enterprise version. Or, to quote the Fedora site: “It is also a proving ground for new technology that may eventually make its way into Red Hat products”.
I wasn’t being critical of Fedora’s release schedule, I just wanted to mention that Fedora takes a lot of heat on the Internet for it’s quick release schedule. I’m OK with that because, like you, I understand what its purpose is. I still find Fedora to be the best distro for my laptop - everything else I’ve tried (which isn’t all of them, by far) has given me critical problems.
Thanks for listening to the show - I hope there’s some useful info in there for you.
Jon
June 23rd, 2005 at 12:22 am
Haven’t Red Hat kinda parted ways with fedora allowing Fedora to do their own thing or did I mis-interpret what happened between them?
June 23rd, 2005 at 12:51 am
Well…kinda. Red Hat did split Fedora off into a separate project in order to concentrate on the Red Hat Enterprise line more fully, but they’re still very much connected.
I think the general gist is that prior to the ’split’, Fedora changes and applications had to go through the same formal review process as Red Hat applications and changes. Red Hat found this to be cumbersome and, since many of the Fedora changes never made it into RH Enterprise anyhow, a waste of time. So, if I understand correctly, Fedora now has its own approval process and is now releasing builds on a time schedule rather than a functionality schedule.
It’s rather mumbo-jumbo-ish if you ask me. Here’s a link to the FAQ on this subject off the Fedora site:
http://fedora.redhat.com/about/faq/
Jon