Re: Suse 9.3 first disappointments.
From: Franklin (reply_at_newsgroup.plz)
Date: 04/14/05
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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2005 22:33:07 +0200
Op Thu, 14 Apr 2005 12:27:14 -0700, schreef piperut:
>
> Franklin wrote:
>> After installing Suse 9.3 Pro, I also installed my favorite browser
> (Opera
>> 7.54) and newsreader (Pan). Both are supplied by Suse and I encounter
>> the same problem as in Suse 9.2. Both programs do not store certain
>> configuration options :-(. And on top of that my HP Scanjet 5300C is
>> still not recognized!
>>
>> Installation is a bit different. After 1st CD (I have 5 CD's) the
> system
>> is rebooted and the rest of the software is installed. After that the
>> normal configuration. Icons and KDE menu are, as far as I can see,
>> Identical. I not a hardcore Suse user, because I still use Windows XP
>> for programs that are not available under LInux.
>>
>> There are 4 Multimedia Option Packs to choose from when doing
>> a system update with YOU. I did not buy the Suse package as the
> chance of
>> disappointment always exists and the money can well be spend on
> something
>> else. However if the problems I mentioned at the beginning turn out
> to be
>> easily solved I will consider buying the Pro version on DVD.
>>
>> For those interested in downloading Suse 9.3 Pro; the complete 5 CD's
>> have been posted recently in: alt.binaries.warez.linux and
>> alt.binaries.cd.image.linux.
>>
>> Frank
>
> There are a number of problems here:
>
> The official version of 9.3 has not been released yet. (Well, I had
> email this morning saying it was shipped last night, and that was the
> update version.) Any binaries that are posted to USENET have to be
> beta versions.
> Beta versions are known to have problems. That is why they are beta
> versions.
>
> You Scanjet 5300C - if you purchase hardware that is not supported by
> Linux blame the manufacture of the hardware, not the linux developers.
> It doesn't matter what dist. you use. You need to contact HP and ask
> them why your Scanjet 5300C doesn't work. If you don't do your
> research and buy low end hardware that doesn't work in Linux that is
> your fault.
>
> There are a number of programs on the web that you can download for
> Linux. There are still some programs I have to keep a windows partiton
> for. I am mainly having problems getting good photo prints out of
> Linux. I think I can find a program to burn VCD's and slideshows from
> my photos. (Someone posted something about this once.) I am also
> having a little bit of trouble getting a recent version of GRAMPS to
> run. I have an older version that will run. This is in 9.2. I have
> been sort of waiting for 9.3 to come out to see what I really need to
> do.
>
> The webbrowser and newsreader issue. Opera - if you really want Opera
> to work, you have to pay Opera $ for the pay version. You did not
> state which desktop you are using, Gnome, KDE, or one of the others.
> In 9.2, the different webbrowser would function differently depending
> on the different desktop.
>
> Someplace in this thread there was something about Novell being
> influenced by M$. I really don't think that is the case. Novell sued
> M$ for a number of things, including killing their office suite (Word
> Perfect), killing their networking application, and a few other things.
> Novell is out to take market share away from M$ if they can. They
> have spent a lot of time developing SuSe Linux 9.3 to do this. You
> really should read up on what is going on in the linux community before
> throwing out things like this.
>
> Reading other posts in the newsgroup from Franklin, he seems hostile
> towards the newsgroup. Not sure why. His post just read a bit hot.
>
> roland
Thanks for your comments and advice which, as I recall, is the first
mature response to my earlier posting. I hardly ever react the way I did
yesterday and today, but the close resemblance with many newsgroups I have
visited was and still is that certain regular posters regard every
new-comer as a thread to the group. Well nobody owns a group and to jump
on every new-comer who does not share the general (positive) view of the
rest of the group I find a bit pathetic. It isn't possible to have a
normal dialog with them where there's room for each other's view and
opinion and maybe learn from each other. Having a lot of knowledge about a
certain topic does not mean one can bully everyone who does not share the
same points of view.
Of course it is childish to react the way I did, but I did it as holding a
mirror to those who act likewise.
I will follow this newsgroup, but will not post, even if I can contribute
because sadly it is not possible to be yourself here.
Franklin
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