Mailinglist Archive: opensuse (3964 mails)

["Hylton Conacher (ZR1HPC)" <hylton@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Kratz wrote:
> Anyone want to start up a petition for Novell/SUSE to provide some sort of
> an alternate single-layer DVD (or two, one for 32, and one for 64-bit), to
> customers that bought the thing?
>
> I really find it troubling that I have to jump through hoops for an
> open-source OS that I bought the box for, and end up having to burn custom
> images ripped from the disc... Sure, the CDs work fine, but when there's at
> least 5 packages I normally use that aren't on the CDs... Grr
I think SuSE should only supply single layer DVDs thus enabling the 
product to be used by many more people without the additional expense of 
having to buy a dual layer DVD kit.

I'll be knocking on Novell's office door very soon to request 2 single 
layer DVDs if my DVD purchased in Mar 2004 is a 'legacy' model.

I bought the full Pro boxed set to support them. If they are going to 
require people to have the latest and greatest hardware like Mr Gates 
does, then how are people going to install the DVD packages on older 
systems ie PI/II's and therefore let the OS grow?

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Hylton Conacher - Linux user # 229959 at http://counter.li.org
Currently using SuSE 9.0 Professional with KDE 3.1
Licenced Windows user
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