Next installfest?

[gaf at blu.org (Jerry Feldman)]

I need to follow up with Kevin Gleason. I was thinking of probably early
April. 
On Mon, 24 Feb 2003 20:23:08 -0500
Charlie Peppler <cpeppler at pepplersolutions.com> wrote:

> Hi folks,
> 
> I've been running a RH Linux 6.2 server
> for about three years now, and it still
> works great. I'm running samba, packet
> filtering firewall, Apache/PHP, MySQL.
> 
> I recently started trying to install
> an application which requires a series
> of more recent libraries, and have found
> it pretty tough to get running, and figure
> I'm about due for a on OS upgrade.
> 
> I'ld like to upgrade in a way that leaves
> my application configurations in place.
> 
> My questions are:
> - Is there an installfest coming up
>    in the Boston area in the near future?
> 
> If not, I have some questions about
> what would happen if I got a boxed set of the
> most recent RH linux (8.0) and did the
> installation myself:
> 
> - How stable is RH 8.0?  Does anybody have
>    it installed, and have feedback on reliability?
> - Does an installation/upgrade process detect
>    the previous version, and act accordingly?
> - Does the upgrade require a disk
>    reformat?
> - Does the upgrade automatically upgrade
>    rpms, keeping dependencies straight (and
>    removing out of date ones)?
> - Does the upgrade remove outdated versions
>    (libraries/utilities)?
> - Does the upgrade leave various .conf files
>    in place? (/etc, /var/lib ...)
> - Does it detect existing hardware, and either
>    upgrade drivers, or leave existing ones in
>    place (I have a Mammoth LT tape drive)
> 
> Thanks in advance for any assistance you
> might provide, or experience with RH 6.2 => 8.0
> upgrades.
> 
> -- 
> Charlie Peppler
> cpeppler at pepplersolutions.com
> http://www.pepplersolutions.com
> 
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