On Mon, May 29, 2006 at 10:39:04AM -0700, Chuck Davis wrote:
Anders:
Isn't that enough? I don't use Linux to have something to futz around with. I use it go get work done. SUSE10.1 does not let me get work done unless I spend a lot of time futzzing around getting it to work. I won't be buying any more than my one test package and I won't be installing it on any other machines. I'll buy another test package when 10.2 hits the shelves.
I have been on SuSE since one of the early 7.x releases. One thing I have noticed is that every time I upgrade to a later release, my system gets slower. Now my system sure isn't the latest and greatest hardware by a longshot (P4 1.8GHz, 512MB RAM, 96MB of Ultra 160 scsi drives), but it's not a full-blown antique either. In contrast, the other day I installed RHEL4AS (with a 30 day test license) on an old 700Mhz Celeron I have here. It has 768MB of ram and only a single old 9GB scsi drive. EVERYTHING I do is faster on that machine. I have just upgraded that machine to CentOS 4.3, and it's the same but free. I am seriously considering dumping my longstanding loyalty to SuSE and switching my main machine over to CentOS 4.3. I am trying to get employed as a Linux support / sysadmin type, and I think those interests are much better served by my running the OS that owns the commercial Linux marketplace. Since I can't afford to buy RH, the CentOS will do me fine. I realize it's downrev on versions and doesn't have the latest and greatest stuff. But I don't *need* that stuff if it slows the system down and hassles me because SuSE / Novell found yet more ways to break it. I'll eval CentOS 4.3 for a bit longer on the test box, but I do think I'll probably jump ship. I'm tired of what Novell has done to SuSE. Michael -- San Francisco, CA