Hello! Thanks for the answers. I guess Google didn't find the archives of this list, but I did find this:
> http://www.novell.com/coolsolutions/tip/16015.html ... which was exactly the kind of thing that really didn't help me at all. So let's see if I got this right. For OSS version - There is no support for things like MP3's (and lots of others) - There is no YOU - There is no 3D support -> getting the OSS version to work, one would need to be able to find, download manually and install the non-OSS software manually For Novell SUSE Linux 10 - There is MP3 support out of the box - There is YOU - There are installation packages in YOU that let's the users to download Acrobats, Javas and 3D's and so on -> getting the Novell version to work, one needs to install and then go to Online Update and while updating the system downloading some packages. Seems like the Novell version is way closer to the goal of being the most easily usable Linux out there. And I mean way closer. I mean the first step in usable distribution is the installation. And if you do not get what you expect (these days), it's not going to make it. I mean, I have used Linux for long time and even though I have administrated a Linux box (at home) for only less than year, I think I can find (pieces of) information (from Google) and even follow it (while it's usually very cryptic and to wrong version etc.) and get things working... but I find that I do not have the time for that anymore. Don't get me wrong, I'd love to have a OSS version working. It is kind of sad, that to get the OSS version usable in normal home environment, one must go out and install non OSS software - let's just hope this changes over the time. So I guess I'll be searching for Novell/SUSE distributor... -- HG. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
