Re: Where did Suse go?

From: Pickles The Cat (pickles_at_his.firehouse)
Date: 01/26/05

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    Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:36:07 GMT

    David Wright wrote:

    > The problem is, if you want anything beyond the core of what is provided by
    > NLD, which isn't much, then you are on your own. You will need to locate
    > the packages, download and possibly compile (I guess some SLP packages will
    > install directly, but you are going to be in dependency hell I would
    > guess). Plus, for any of these additional packages (which may be supplied
    > with SLP and therefore supported and patched with SLP) you are on your own
    > for security updates etc. And if one of these additional packages breaks
    > NLD, then you will be on your own because you are using non-standard
    > software...

    I agree and I disagree.

    Yes, users may want to increase functionality over time.

    However, based on the last three or four years, the basics of what the
    user wants remain the same.

    You can make a list and a good OS should meet these requirements:

    USB support
    MP3 support
    streaming video
    streaming audio
    accelerated graphics for gaming
    ...and so on...

    However, right now, Suse is not tight enough for the typical home user (
    don't flame me yet, Windows XP isn't tight enough either !) What I
    hope Novell does is take the stability of Linux and marry it to a
    quality controlled distribution scheme ( where they would, say, host
    their own servers ) for downloading applications, drivers, etc.

    All the core packages would be vetted and qc'd, as would add on packages. 

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