Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (4288 mails)

[Matthew Johnson <matthew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Got this e-mail back from the guy who did the Forbes review:

Thanks. I requested a review copy of SuSE, and the package arrived
yesterday--nearly one month later. Another form of amateurishness in the
Linux world.

I did try StarOffice 6.0 briefly. It still has major compatibility problems
with all but the simplest MS Office docs. That makes it a stiff unless you
don't ever communicate with anybody in the real world.

There are still major problems with peripherals, fonts and the like. As I
said, Linux is getting there for ordinary users; it's not there yet.

Steve


Good day Steve,

    Thanks for trying out those two distrobutions, however I do recommend
trying these two also:

SuSE 8.0
Mandrake 8.2

They are all getting easier, but just like buying a car one needs to try
them
all, or even better for someone new, have someone else try them all and
review each one.

Also, might want to try pre-installed workstations:

http://www.buypogo.com/

Lots more vendors here:

http://www.linux.org/vendors/systems.html

Also might want to check out StarOffice 6.0, which can be found on the
Amazon
website.

Hope that helps with future reviews.

Many kind regards,

Matt



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