> >I think you're way too fast with claims of SUSE going the Red Hat route. > >Most of us agree that 10.1 has been horrific all in all. But this is only > >_one_ release. > > Why is 10.1 bad? It should have been an improvement on 10.0. It was not. > Based on this why should one assume that 10.2 will be an improvement on > 10.0 or even 10.1? I do not. My assumption is that 10.2 will be a bigger > disaster than 10.1 is simply because developers are not interested in > correcting the problems with 10.1 but are interested in having the > latest woom zoom packages and features which then will not install.
I don't know where you got the idea that developers are not interested in correcting these problems. The developers I know are very concerned about improving these problems and are already hard at work improving and planning. Why do you think there is a test release of 10.2 alpha? It is to allow the community to provide more feedback about the problems and whether fixes getting implemented are solving the problems or creating new ones. I'm sorry to hear that you have had so many problems with openSUSE vs. SUSE Linux, but you might want to do more research into the differences in the products. Software changes with time. Do you really expect all your older hardware to work with the next new version of Windows? There are big license issues that Novell cannot and will not violate. What other companies do and what you personally do is beyond Novell's control. But SUSE and Novell are making a serious effort to avoid providing software that violates licenses and copyrights. If you have hardware that is not supported in the products, you might want to talk to the manufacturer and let them know that you want to use their product with Linux and want them to provide the appropriate drivers. You might also want to let them know that your preferred Linux distribution only allows open source licenses, so they might want to take that route with development. Unless enough consumers demand this, companies will not see a need to support this. If you are looking at purchasing new hardware, I strongly recommend researching Linux support before making your purchase. If you purchase from companies that do provide open source drivers or allow those to be developed by not using proprietary protocols, those companies are likely to continue doing so. If you would prefer to just keep using Microsoft Windows, the decision is yours. Sincerely, Rebecca Walter (please note that these comments are my own) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
