Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (2995 mails)

["David C. Rankin" <drankinatty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Richard Creighton wrote:
> Stephan Kulow wrote:
> > Am Mittwoch 31 Oktober 2007 schrieb Boyd Lynn Gerber:
> >   
> > > I do not know anyone that is able to use the repair system.  I am talking
> > > about aprox... 200 users.  This to me is a major pita.  I really think
> > > that we should get a delta.  I really need to create new iso's.  I am
> > > getting pestered because of the repair system.
> > >     
> > Hi Boyd,
> >
> > Hmm, maybe I don't know what your background is. But why do these 200 users 
> > you know want to use the repair system?
> >
> > We might consider doing a delta later on, but for now it's more important to
> > give people a tool in the hand, so you can continue with the DVD you have.
> > Because people who bought a openSUSE box don't have much use of a delta.
> >
> >   
> > > > I know publishing an new set of *.iso files with some of the fixes would
> > > > inconvenience a few people at openSuSE.org and do nothing for SuSE's
> > > > reputation.  The facts are that important parts of 10.3 were released
> > > > broken and the fixes can't be distributed by 'updates' unless those
> > > > updates are included in the boxes people are now receiving in the
> > > > mailbox...and it doesn't appear that they are.
> > > >       
> > > This is the general opion I am seeing.  I could not upgrade/install 6
> > > systems with the download DVD.  They install/upgrade fine with the 10.2,
> > > but 10.3 is really boarked.  I do have 2 out of 10 system running 10.3.
> > >
> > >     
> > And you created bug reports about all of them during the beta phase?
> >
> > Greetings, Stephan
> Stephan, You *know* I did....and many are still open.   And the one
> closed regarding the repair issue on the ISO on the release was closed
> with a rather expedient 'we'll release a patch' rather than 'oops, let's
> replace the iso before too many people have downloaded it and it
> spreads'.  I thought the delays in delivering the boxed sets might be
> because the paying customers at least, might be getting the benefit of a
> corrected set of install DVDs, but from what I can tell, that didn't
> happen either.    Shame!
Smells familiar -- corporate cya game?...

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