Hi, You may have noticed that the new iso file names of beta use different names: SUSE-10.1-CD-OSS-i386-Beta3-CD1.iso vs SUSE-Linux-10.1-beta4-i386-CD1.iso The reason is to name the distribution ("SUSE" is a company and no distribution) and to remove the "OSS" string. The OSS string gets removed because we do not make a difference between the box product and the download edition anymore. The first 5 CDs do contain always pure open source software, but we will offer an addon CD later (and inside the box) with the non-open source software. We hope to avoid the confusion about the different SUSE Linux distribution in that way. bye adrian -- Adrian Schroeter SUSE Linux Products GmbH, Maxfeldstr. 5, 90409 Nuernberg, Germany email: adrian@suse.de
On Monday 20 February 2006 07:53, Adrian Schröter wrote:
The reason is to name the distribution ("SUSE" is a company and no distribution) and to remove the "OSS" string. The OSS string gets removed because we do not make a difference between the box product and the download edition anymore. The first 5 CDs do contain always pure open source software, but we will offer an addon CD later (and inside the box) with the non-open source software. We hope to avoid the confusion about the different SUSE Linux distribution in that way.
I am all for this change because there has been a lot of confusion about the different versions in the past months - mostly among "outsiders". But your post arises a couple of questions: Earlier it was communicated that the 10.1 retail version would install the closed stuff (i.e. Java, Flash) automatically during installation - as opposed to the free download version. Is this still the case? Will the closed stuff will be on the dual layer dvd in the retail version, or only on the addon cd? These are not matters of major importance - but I'm writing a (Danish) guide for 10.1 and I'd like to know these things before the release. Martin / cb400f
I am all for this change because there has been a lot of confusion about the different versions in the past months - mostly among "outsiders".
But your post arises a couple of questions:
Earlier it was communicated that the 10.1 retail version would install the closed stuff (i.e. Java, Flash) automatically during installation - as opposed to the free download version. Is this still the case?
Yes, that's still the case.
Will the closed stuff will be on the dual layer dvd in the retail version, or only on the addon cd?
DVD always incl. binary only elements. And with CDs we offer a pure open source distribution + 1CD with binary only elements. So everybody can choose the version he likes. Michael
These are not matters of major importance - but I'm writing a (Danish) guide for 10.1 and I'd like to know these things before the release.
Martin / cb400f
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Adrian Schröter
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Martin Schlander
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Michael Loeffler