Richard Creighton wrote: > Stephan Kulow wrote: >> Am Mittwoch 31 Oktober 2007 schrieb Boyd Lynn Gerber: >> >>> I do not know anyone that is able to use the repair system. I am talking >>> about aprox... 200 users. This to me is a major pita. I really think >>> that we should get a delta. I really need to create new iso's. I am >>> getting pestered because of the repair system. >>> >> Hi Boyd, >> >> Hmm, maybe I don't know what your background is. But why do these 200 users >> you know want to use the repair system? >> >> We might consider doing a delta later on, but for now it's more important to >> give people a tool in the hand, so you can continue with the DVD you have. >> Because people who bought a openSUSE box don't have much use of a delta. >> >> >>>> I know publishing an new set of *.iso files with some of the fixes would >>>> inconvenience a few people at openSuSE.org and do nothing for SuSE's >>>> reputation. The facts are that important parts of 10.3 were released >>>> broken and the fixes can't be distributed by 'updates' unless those >>>> updates are included in the boxes people are now receiving in the >>>> mailbox...and it doesn't appear that they are. >>>> >>> This is the general opion I am seeing. I could not upgrade/install 6 >>> systems with the download DVD. They install/upgrade fine with the 10.2, >>> but 10.3 is really boarked. I do have 2 out of 10 system running 10.3. >>> >>> >> And you created bug reports about all of them during the beta phase? >> >> Greetings, Stephan > Stephan, You *know* I did....and many are still open. And the one > closed regarding the repair issue on the ISO on the release was closed > with a rather expedient 'we'll release a patch' rather than 'oops, let's > replace the iso before too many people have downloaded it and it > spreads'. I thought the delays in delivering the boxed sets might be > because the paying customers at least, might be getting the benefit of a > corrected set of install DVDs, but from what I can tell, that didn't > happen either. Shame! Smells familiar -- corporate cya game?...
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