__/ [ Yugo ] on Monday 24 July 2006 19:39 \__
> Roy Schestowitz wrote:
>
>> Get the free version. There's OpenSuSE and I think you merely misled to
>> believe that Linux from Novell cannot be free of charge.
>
> Absolutely! The main problem OpenSuse has is with updates, but it's been
> fixed now, All you have to do is update to the new version :(
>
> If Novell was half serious with OpenSuse, they'd release a 10.1-a version
> so you don't have to fix problems and update after downloading 5 frickin'
> CDs.
>
> But Novell doesn't want to provide a good quality free product. They want
> to provide shit and make things as complicated as possible for
> non-commercial users. Debian and Slackware are different. RPM distros in
> general are in a Microsoft-type business state of mind.
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).
Best wishes,
Roy
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