On Tuesday 11 August 2009 06:52:32 pm Patrick Shanahan wrote:
* Jean-Pierre Abgottspon
[08-11-09 12:41]: You just did the right move Verner ! The 11.1 version is a pile of rubbish. Instead of switching to W'dows however, I backed down to version OpenSuse/Novell 10.3 (I am still a Linux worshipper). As a newbie I can make 10.3 work proper. Looking forward to version 11.2, due out in the fall I believe.
As a "newbie", your words, how are you *qualified* to rate 11.1 as "rubbish"? Rather *strong* words for one with no foundation!
Dear Patrick, 1. A "newbie" in a Linux world can be someone who has joined the 'elected tribe' some 8 years back. Had managed to, on his own, to get into the Internet and manage his PC + devices virtually on the GUI alone. A "newbie" is fully aware of the command line level possibilities but does not necessarily master them. 2. A "newbie" buying an OpenSuse/Novell distrubution expects the THING to set up its comunications lines without any hiccup, allows him to choose his device drivers, so that his printer, his audio/video world PERFORMS, his comcard and connection options to the his provider are opened without spending 3 years figuring out how or where to find the magic fix up to make it work (and if it does not, it's rubbish). Patrick if there were more of you making sure that 'OpenSuse/Novell' solutions worked off the cuff, rather than questionning newbie qualifications, this Linux bit world would be paradise. 3. Dont' you think I am critical. I live close to Zermatt/Switzerland. Contact me off the mailing list and when you go to see the Matterhorn, stop over at my place. There is a bottle of wine in the fridge waiting for you. JPA
running 11.2/Factory since 28 June 09, M5 since 10 Aug 09.
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