On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 12:21 PM, Jim Henderson <hendersj@gmail.com> wrote:
So, by the same logic, I should also be demanding that openSUSE not provide i586 packages, but i386 packages as well, because I have an old 33 MHz 80386 with 16 MB of RAM (which is sufficient to run a basic web server on), right? I mean really, there must be *millions* of old 80386 systems out there that *could* be running openSUSE. In fact, probably many, many more of those than systems that can't have a DVD added to them for a reasonable price.
Reasonable for people who might need it. Some might not be able to justify that expense. And I never suggested support for a 386. Just a CD version. I've seen P4 systems with CD only.
You also could then experience first-hand either the success of doing something good, or better understand what it is that makes it more effort than it's worth.
Not being a programmer, I help out by Beta testing.
And how many of those people know *nobody* who has a DVD burner? My 80- year-old mother can get a DVD burned without coming to me to do it. I know people in South Africa who have access to DVD burning technology. Saying "I don't have a DVD burner" is just an excuse. Show me *one* person who doesn't know someone with a DVD burner, and I still won't believe it.
That's not the point. Living in a rural area, I can attest that I wouldn't want to have to download an iso, put it on an external drive, and then take it to somewhere to burn it. That's what's called a hassle, and a lot of people who are just used to Windows aren't going to do that.
Oh, so you're talking about PPC as well. And the segment who benefits gets that much smaller.
So, since openSUSE is one of the few that actually supports Old World Macs, shall we drop that as well? Or shall we do what's neccessary to support the hardware we say it will run on? There are a lot of us who use PPC. So, we should just send that to the landfill? Is that what you are saying? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org