Why did you want to change?
While all these versions are linux, the way a number of things have evolved across different distributions has ment that some of the basics have not kept up with the task in hand.
I approached 8.0 as a new system and installed it without any 'prerequesists' and it worked fine. Then I when back to my previous setup and took a look at what I wanted to move over. ( On windows this is simply a MUST when changing versions of windows <g> )
The way SUSE have gone about things is a pain, and releasing code that THEY want to drop does not seem unreasonable, but if the end point of this 'game' is a version of linux that can install new code without having to write an installer for every distribution then I applaud the effort.
When we have a handbook for a 'universal' linux then we can all be happy. It would be nice to know if we are all going the same direction.
I'm not changing anything, I'm not talking about upgades, I'm talking about NEW instalations in NEW clients !!! Fábio Rabelo