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diff --git a/docs/mdk-vs-redhat b/docs/mdk-vs-redhat new file mode 100644 index 000000000..4d0de8223 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/mdk-vs-redhat @@ -0,0 +1,43 @@ ++ Open Development (at least DrakX) ++ UDMA66 (HPT366) ++ gamerz ++ number of packages ++ better packages(?) ++ no automatic handling of ide burners ++ urpmi/rpmdrake ++ XFdrake ++ no newbie install ++ reiserfs ++ fat resizing ++ 3D handling (eg: Voodoo3) ++ diskdrake (vs diskdruid) ++ usb storage (?) ++ KDE2 ++ faces in kdm/gdm ++ menu ++ alternatives ++ /etc/emacs/site-start.d ++ default config ++ i18n (bootloader keyboard) + ++ More user-friendliness in general: + + you can choose between multiple net devices when more than one are + detected + + you are presented with the media descriptions (disks, cdrom's) + when you must choose between multiple media, and not only "sda", + "hdc", .. + + when installing from a disk partition, you are presented with an + extract of the directory contents when you fail to give the + correct location, which is very helpful to correct the input + instead of simply rebooting to remember where on earth you + mirrored the distribution on your disks + ++ Automatic mode (Redhat's equivalent is called "kickstart") is not + performed according to a file on the floppy but from kernel parameters, + which have many pros, among them: (1) we don't need the vfat filesystem + for that purpose, and (2) with advanced bootloaders such as grub and + lilo you can edit parameters on the fly at boot time. + +- no LABEL= in fstab (for auto renumbering of devices) +- kerberos +- LDAP |