At Mon, 06 Jul 2015 08:11:53 -0400, Robert Schweikert wrote:
On 07/03/2015 05:50 AM, Mathias Homann wrote:
Hi,
I guess I didn't pay too much attention until now:
Well that is a bit of a problem at this point in the discussion.
Do I understand right that the next openSUSE enduser desktop release will be based on the latest SLES (which I'd understand to be SLES12)?
Does this mean that the next openSUSE enduser desktop release in some parts will use older components than the current openSUSE 13.2 (for example the kernel)?
Yes, not necessarily, and no.
If one just looks at the version number (kernel for example) then the answer is yes, for gcc the answer is no. However, if one cares about what is actually inside the package then the answer is not necessarily. As I pointed out in one e-mail the kernel carries some 5000+ patches. Many of those backport features from kernels with a version number that is greater than the version number of the kernel that is in openSUSE 13.2. Other parts of the kernel are older.
Well, speaking of kernel, the biggest problem to take SLE12 version is the lack of hardware support, particularly the graphics. If you have a laptop younger than two or three years old, you have little chance to make it running with 42 in native graphics. Similarly, most of new WiFi chips won't work with 42. Takashi -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse-factory+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse-factory+owner@opensuse.org