Dove in head on. Here's my list: <p />The Good: <ul> <li>Yum has become extremely fast, on par with APT</li> <li>Xinerama configured through the Gnome System Administration menu</li> <li>Docuwiki is clear and thorough. Points to external repositories</li> <li>Audio and Video hardware autodetected</li> <li>USB Wacom tablet autodetected</li> <li>Gnome Wacom tablet configuration panel installed by default</li> </ul> <p />The Bad: <ul> <li>Video hardware autodetection does not have <a href="http://ati.amd.com/products/catalyst/index.html">3D drivers</a></li> <li>No Flash plugin</li> <li>Limited multimedia codecs</li> <li>USB soundcard autoconfiguration fails</li> </ul> <p />The Ugly: <ul> <li>Xinerama desktop spanning requires manual x.org config</li> <li><a href="http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/fire/Pages/fire_linux.aspx?type=2.4.3&product=2.4.3.3.1.3.9.1&lang=English">ATI proprietary drivers</a> require individual kernel module compilation and installation which is not documented anywhere. Requires hacking through the filesystem and running build scripts in <code>/lib/modules/fglrx/</code>. Also requires crucial settings for 3D acceleration to perform in a visually acceptable way (read: 3D objects do not get clipped by a noisy black plane). These settings are also not documented and probably manifested from my particular hardware configuration.</li> <li>ATI drivers "documented" on a <a href="http://wiki.cchtml.com/index.php/Red_Hat_Enterprise_Linux">unofficial wiki</a> that is out of date</li> <li>CentOS forum has <a href="http://www.centos.org/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=18281&forum=39&post_id=67915#forumpost67915">first-post obssesed freetard douchebags</a> ready to lead you down a rabbit hole with no end</li> <li>After configuring 3D drivers, Xinerama is rendered non-functional and Gnome is unaware of this fact. All screen control is given to the proprietary ATI Catalyst control panel.</li> </ul> 2009-04-26T17:51:11Z 58 true 2009-04-26T17:51:11Z