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Really that discussion seems a little bit superficial and senseless. Microsoft doesn't change the software every two or three years. They also issue updated versions regularly. But, contrarily to what occurs with SuSE or other linuxers, they don't claim it at loud voice (You'll just note it quite discretely on their CD's, if so,...): they sell windows 2000, not windows may 2000, then windows september 2000. (Or XP 1, the XP 1.1 aso...). However, the people, once bough a main version (win95, 98, Millenium or 2000,...), keep their version as it is, simply,... till the next main name changed edition comes. Nobody prohibits You from doing the same under Linux. Just keeping the version Linux 7 till the 8 will come. And it will be the same like with Microsoft : small updates to the system will be available on FTP or other sites. Oh, pardon ! That is Microsoft. With SuSE and other linuxers, You might download free at all, the complete new version ! After all, if You are frequently surfing, then ADSL is worth the inversion and You might download full versions just in a few minuts. I did'nt get ADSL and I m running 7.1, but the almost last XFree, KDE, KOffice, Netscape, Communicator were downloaded and are running on my PC ! Imagine with ADSL ! So that, probably, the next version I will buy will be the SuSE Professionnal number 8 : just like with Microsoft, because it is expcted to mean a major change. It is to be understood that the full editions are more expressely dedicated to the everyday's more numerous newbies to Linux. (Myself I implemented 6.1 in februari this year, bought it two years ago but waited for having a wide PC b4 installing it. Then, the next month, I bought 7.1 and, indeed, there was a huge difference !). If somebody doesn't have access to widebands, maybe the simple CD wouldupdate would be the solution with on screen help books). Full stuff updates (complete books aso) are expensive and a little bit nonsense. Update books should just reflect the changes, but I remain with that : a user, at this stage of development of Linux and SuSE, who buys an update, knows enough abt Linux , Kde or Gnome to be able to update and complement with the help of screen books. At least, between minor shots. Regards to all, J.Boboli Martin Webster wrote:
On Wednesday 03 October 2001 8:54 pm, Timothy R. Butler wrote:
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Goodnight Tim. I think you've had your say.
M -- Martin Webster <mwebster@ntlworld.com> Registered Linux User #230322 http://homepage.ntlworld.com/spider-monkey/
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