__/ [ Yugo ] on Monday 24 July 2006 21:11 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Yugo, I have always perceived you as the skeptic/critic in the newsgroup.
>> What is the matter? You are complaining about something that you receive
>> for free? Novell made the patch that you are referring to available some
>> time ago. It doesn't require a manual install and not much skill, either.
>> I agree that I too am sometimes frustrated by the Red Hat Package
>> Management method. I find Synaptic (apt-get) much more reliable, which is
>> where Ubuntu still beats the almighty Novell. But it's all improvement
>> with Smart (the unification) and maybe even Zen. Meanwhile, we have to
>> accept free software with just a few flaws. Cheer up. At least we are not
>> waiting for a month until we receive a patch which prevents our box from
>> being pwned, spewing SPAM 24/7 if we don't surf careful (i.e. abstain from
>> using search engine and click on E-mails).
>
> Just a question, if I may. If the purpose is not making the adoption of
> OpenSuse 10.1 unduly painful, why not a 10.1-a release?
10.1 is not unduly painful. Honestly.
Are you referring to 10.2-a?
> Are there so many
> things left uncorrected that justify the wait?
Yes (assuming you mean the alphas of 10.2). Don't be part of the experiment
unless you wish to help or have a test machine where you need the latest and
the greatest (or the most fragile). If it's an interim installation (until
final release overrides it, then it might be sensible. But don't use an
alpha over the years... too risky... little change of getting technical
support... and unpredictable.
Best wishes,
Roy
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