On 02/06/2016 08:10 AM, Richard Brown wrote:
On 6 February 2016 at 12:53, Frans de Boer <frans@fransdb.nl> wrote:
openSUSE Leap is more stable, reliable, and polished than 13.2 is. While I admit that Plasma 5 doesn't quite meet the same level of quality as we were used to with KDE 4 in 13.2, our KDE team have done an amazing job of rectifying that and if that isn't good enough for you Leap contains several other desktop environments that you can try - all are equally supported by the openSUSE Project, we're desktop-agnostic after all.
Indeed, I can see that the platform on which any desktop runs has to be 'agnostic'. But the reality is that some of only really perceive and interact with the desktop layer I'm sure if KDE4.14 was the default rather that Plasma5 many of the complaints about Leap would either not have been posted here or could have been more specific. As it stands, I'm sure many people are like Franz, discouraged by the number of complaints here. I am. We've had discussions here about USB3 speeds and many of us such or can get cards with such quite easily. q.v those threads. A proper LiveUSB, as oppose to what seems to be the cutdown versions, something that is 'real' in that it has a number of desktops to compare, can add repositories for out 'pet' interests (audio, video, photography and so on) and really compare Leap to the 13.1/13/2 systems we're running is needed. Install Leap on a USB? I see that Don has been trying that and venting his frustrations here. I'm OK with experimenting and learning the apps I want to use, but as far as the underlying things such as installation go, I want it to work. I may see ways round some of the problems Don raises, but the fact that he raises them at all bothers me. At one time, various magazines, even the ones more oriented to Windows that only looked at Linux out of curiosity, opinioned that Suse has the smoothest, easiest installer. Now I wonder.
If you want a stable openSUSE that doesn't change every day, that's the one to go for
Tumbleweed is not like participating in a lottery. It is the reliable rolling release. It works, it's reliable, but I avoid using the word 'stable' when describing tumbleweed because stable, to me, implies 'not changing', and of course change is part of the point of Tumbleweed
Well, there I have to disagree. Try this; Take the spare tyre out of your car at the top of a hill and let it roll down the hill, Run along beside it. After 30 feet or so try pushing it over. Try dropkicking it over. I assure you, that changing wheel is quite stable! Then again, many of us see 'stability' as "working properly" or perhaps "immune to security flaws" and want the flaws in (a) the specific applications we use and (b) the kernel to be fixed ASAP. Linux has always taken the high ground over security - well perhaps not quite as high as BSD - but a secure kernel is important and that does mean updates when they come out. I use the KERNEL_STABLE repository for that reason and find updates about once a week. We have these option. That is the point. We have options. Your use case may not admit 13.2, but some people have pointed out that 10.1 is adequate for THEIR use case. If we want a system where the updates and upgrades are forced upon us whether we want that or not, where, if we're happy with a particular release or need it for compatibility with some application we have, but have an upgrade forced upon us that breaks it and breaks our business process, then we'd be using Microsoft Windows. That is the point. We have options. -- A: Yes. > Q: Are you sure? >> A: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation. >>> Q: Why is top posting frowned upon? -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org