Diskettes are on the CD/DVD. All CDs are on the DVD. So if you have a DVD drive, you need only the DVD :-)
Better yet, sell the CDs to a friend without a DVD drive ... Schlomo On Tue, 4 Dec 2001, Shaul Karl wrote: > It seems that the media in a Suse distro is composed of diskettes, CDs > and DVD. > Is there any redundancy? I mean, the diskettes are also on the CDs. > Does the content of the CDs and the DVD the same? > In particular, can one have either the CDs or the DVD, but not both, > without loosing content? > > > > Hi, > > > > please note that International SuSE is not 100% equal to German SuSE. > > > > The differences are in the paper stuff (books etc) and in some commercial > > packages they add (for some packages only the International SuSE has the > > English version). That's why I advice to always order the International > > version. If you order it anyway it shouldn't be a problem, either. > > > > Schlomo > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Daniel Feiglin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "Shaul Karl" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Cc: "Schlomo Schapiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Tuesday, December 04, 2001 10:24 AM > > Subject: Re: Local SuSE mirror. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Shaul Karl wrote: > > > > > > > (1) > > > > Why you haven't mentioned http://www.cheapbytes.com and > > > > > > > > > Cheapbytes is a few $ more expensive than Linux Central (including S&H). > > > > > > > > > > similar online stores? > > > > > > > > > > > > (2) > > > > I can ask people I know abroad whether they are willing to send it to > > > > me. > > > > I will charge a few $$ for myself for the bother. > > > > > > > > Will you be interested? > > > > > > > > > > > > If yes: > > > > > > > > How much are you willing to pay? > > > > > > > > > A little more than the mormal selling price $70+/- and a lot less than > > $130 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Will you be interested in the media only (diskettes + CDs + DVD)? That > > > > is, > > > > the distro without the documentation, thus lowering shipment cost? > > > > > > > > > Yes. > > > > > > > > > > How long will you be willing to wait for the package to arrive (once > > > > again, > > > > longer delivery means cheaper shipment)? > > > > > > > > > I've found that UPS/Fedex faster services are SLOWER than regular airmail, > > > becuse of customs/VAT . Regular airmail gets to the local PO, you pay your > > VAT > > > across the counter & that's it. > > > > > > So, regular air mail. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Is there such a thing as German Suse and English Suse? If yes, does it > > > > matters to you which one will I get? > > > > > > > > > As far as I know SuSE is SuSE is SuSE. At one point there was a different > > US > > > version because of the export limits on 128 bit encryption software. I > > haven't > > > seen that in the 7.x releases. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > I understand there is a personal edition and a professional one. Which > > > > one > > > > are you looking for? > > > > > > > > > Pro. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Should I ask about older Suse distribution? It should be cheaper. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Nope. I got 6.1-4, 7.0-1 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >>Hi, > > > >> > > > >>On Mon, 3 Dec 2001, Daniel Feiglin wrote: > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>> > > > >>>Schlomo Schapiro wrote: > > > >>> > > > >>> > > > >>>>Hi, > > > >>>> > > > >>>>PF1/REL imported them last time I checked (by phone). I saw it also > > once > > > >>>>in a shop in JM (an old version, of course). > > > >>>> > > > >>> > > > >>>But they stopped. You can see V7.1 on their site. > > > >>> > > > >>Well, probably it's better so. > > > >><!-- a lot of old stuff cut --> > > > >> > > > >>>Other matters: At various times I've seen SuSE even in BUG! > > > >>> > > > >>>Why SuSE: I started out with Redhat in 5.1-2 days. 6.0 was a disaster. > > PF1 > > > >>>offered me SuSE 6.1 for peanuts, at Computax, and in terms of distro > > quality and > > > >>>scope I never looked back. I must confess that 7.1 was not brilliant, > > and I > > > >>>finished up with what in now SuSE 7.1 and a half - d/l'd kernel 2.4.9 > > and got > > > >>>KDE 2.2.1 from a CD burning outfit in the US (also cost peanuts). > > > >>> > > > >>Actually we use 7.1 at work and it's served us very good till now. I > > > >>upgraded KDE and X from the SuSE RPMs (d/l) without any problem. I am > > even > > > >>still using the shipped 2.2.18 kernel and no reason to complain (I > > compile > > > >>2.4.x for selected computers that need it). > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>>SuSE refused to supply me the 7.2 upgrade: They referred me to their UK > > dealer > > > >>>who said that he could only supply from South Africa. Stuff that. About > > 7.3: > > > >>>There are some rather nasty reviews floating around (LinuxPlanet) for > > anyone > > > >>>trying to upgrade using the graphics interface (yast2). If anyone is > > interested, > > > >>>I have them in a 256Kb tarball. > > > >>> > > > >>I would only deal with SuSE Germany. They where very nice till now > > except > > > >>for once when I tried to pay with a credit card of the boss and they > > > >>noticed the difference in order-name and billing-name :-) But then a > > > >>sales-rep called my from Germany and I tried over 45 minutes to convince > > > >>him to take the payment from my credit card (HE called !!!). Then he got > > > >>VERY cold feet about the long phone talk and rather suddenly said "I'll > > > >>cancel. Please order anew" and hang up :-). > > > >> > > > >>While I was upset that they wouldn't take that order I was very pleased > > by > > > >>them calling me for clarification instead of silently dropping the > > order. > > > >>I am also glad they refused the order since it means that they really > > > >>check it. > > > >> > > > >>my 2c > > > >> > > > >>Schlomo > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >>-- > > > >>Schlomo Schapiro > > > >>Senior System Administrator > > > >>MobilEye Vision Technologies Ltd. > > > >> > > > >>24 Mishol Hadkalim St., Jerusalem, Israel > > > >>Telephone: + 972-2-586-6989 Ext. 131 > > > >>Mobile: + 972-55-767898 > > > >>Fax: + 972-2-586-7720 > > > >> > > > >>email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >>WWW: http://www.mobileye.com > > > >> > > > >> > > > >>================================================================= > > > >>To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > > >>the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > > >>echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ================================================================= > > To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with > > the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command > > echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > -- Schlomo Schapiro Senior System Administrator MobilEye Vision Technologies Ltd. 24 Mishol Hadkalim St., Jerusalem, Israel Telephone: + 972-2-586-6989 Ext. 131 Mobile: + 972-55-767898 Fax: + 972-2-586-7720 email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] WWW: http://www.mobileye.com ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
