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Re: [SLE] Why does SuSE tweak software so much that it no longer work with other programs?
- From: Per Jessen <per@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:57:25 +0000 (UTC)
- Message-id: <ecaer1$bfq$2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Avi Schwartz wrote:
> Sorry to disagree, but this is a perfectly valid question to be asked
> in this group. It is NOT off topic and it is not "Polemic".
Well, if not then perhaps you'd care to read up on how to ask smart
questions, courtesy of Eric Raymond:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> The fact is that SuSE's packaging causes problem with other programs
> that a user may want to run on their system.
I don't believe that has been established as a fact.
> As someone that is using SuSE and just spent hours trying to figure
> out why things don't work, I think I have the right to bring this
> issues up and if you have a problem with that, well, tough.
I don't have a problem with it, I merely suggested a more appropriate
forum for your type of question.
/Per Jessen, Zürich
> Sorry to disagree, but this is a perfectly valid question to be asked
> in this group. It is NOT off topic and it is not "Polemic".
Well, if not then perhaps you'd care to read up on how to ask smart
questions, courtesy of Eric Raymond:
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> The fact is that SuSE's packaging causes problem with other programs
> that a user may want to run on their system.
I don't believe that has been established as a fact.
> As someone that is using SuSE and just spent hours trying to figure
> out why things don't work, I think I have the right to bring this
> issues up and if you have a problem with that, well, tough.
I don't have a problem with it, I merely suggested a more appropriate
forum for your type of question.
/Per Jessen, Zürich
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