Re: SUSE question

From: Gernot Frisch (Me_at_Privacy.net)
Date: 01/12/05


Date: Wed, 12 Jan 2005 14:40:55 +0100


"Mike Stewart" <michaelNo.J.SpamStewart@baesystesm.com> schrieb im
Newsbeitrag news:41e512be$1_1@baen1673807.greenlnk.net...
> Hi, i was wondering if someone running suse could answer this
> question, i am
> currently running mandrake however there are certain things i don't
> like
> about it but have stayed away from SUSE as according to their
> website they
> don't to software updates, does this mean that they don't release
> bug fixes
> for software that does not have security holes or what?
>
> Thanks
>
> Mike

They implemented something in the control center for updates using
YAST2. Personally I think the question should not be "how does
SuSE...?" but "why SuSE?"
just my .02$

-Gernot



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