What part of it?
Where do I start? Smart as supplied on the SUSE disks does not have the extra 3rd party repos added. I have to provide specific instructions to the new users I support on how to go to the Guru site and download/install the version provided there - which has all the 3rd party repos added in.
1. Should be done by better package management anyway.
Agreed... and hopefully that's coming in 10.2 :-)
2. This would require NVidia / ATI KMP support ... for 10.1 we just get it because SLED10 has it ...
True... and? I'm not sure what you mean by "for 10.1 we just get it because SLED10 has it ..." just get what?
The registration process auto-adds those repos on SLED10, we could do similar on 10.2.
OK... I haven't used SLED (SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop?). I use the "full" SUSE 10.1... and will be using the upcoming openSUSE 10.2 release. So you're telling me that once you register SLED, you get the 3rd party repos added in? Wow... ummm... really? If that's the case... why the lack of support in 10.1?
3. Users wishes might vary and we cannot provide auto install support for some repos for legal reasons.
Agreed... I understand that, BUT... it is pretty much a well known fact that users... as in home users demand multimedia support. (for example). That is not well supported in SUSE (or most Linux distros to be honest). The reality is... people want tp play music and video.. to be able to watch embedded video on websites... to listen to radio streams etc etc. You cannot do that with a normally installed SUSE. You must install all those "naughty" extras. I am fully aware of the legal implications... but as an end user I find it unacceptable that the solution is to not have a solution. There MUST be some compromise or licensing solution that will give people what they want! Adding the Guru and Packman repos... having a one or two click installation of my nVidia or ATI drivers (just like it used to be in SUSE)... being able to play my legally purchased DVDs... it's all important to me and improtant to the people I'm helping migrate to SUSE. So what part of it? All of it (except maybe the patching thing... that works in my experience.. if the patching is done during the installation). C. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
