Hi! I'm considering to move to Gentoo distro in the near future (8.2 will probably be my last SuSE). Being SuSE user from 6.0 I was regularly buying all the new releases, but they were getting bigger and more expensive. Since it is not possible to buy directly from the SuSE, for e.g. 8.2 Pro update one has to pay around $105 in Croatia! At the present moment I'm using apt-get instead of YOU for keeping the system up to date, but I have enough of dependency problems with RPMs. Old releases do not have desired updates (e.g. GNOME2 for 8.0) and one ends up compiling from the tarballs. Gentoo & Portage package management system looks superior to RPMs, so I am wondering why not make SuSE with Portage-like package management and keep the tools like YAST which make things easier or simpler for not so experienced users. SuSE can still make two releases/year (probably only Pro edition) targetting new users and produce, say quarterly, package which contains just CDs with the latest stable packages, for those who are short on bandwidth to update over the Internet and/or does not need cutting edge releases. I'm sure that many users will prefer to be able to get just CDs in package for a lower price than is the current upgrade. No need for any update manual, neither for the boxes. In the present moment, users are skipping releases, or just updating from the Internet. And the same time, having convenient tool like YAST will keep the users with SuSE. Any thoughts? Sincerely, Gour -- Gour gour@mail.inet.hr Registered Linux User #278493