On Sun, 13 Dec 2009 15:16:55 +1100, you wrote:
In case you haven't heard, just in case in case, Novell/openSUSE people "massage" things to make some things 'unique' to oS.
No, they're not!
For example, is YasT available in other distros?
That's not our fault! YaST is completely open source and other distributions are free to use it. BTW, there is *no standard install and configuration tool for Linux distributions.
And have you read some of the dox in oS which specifically state that openSUSE has "massaged" control files (but don't ask me right now for an example.)
Without proof I'll call this FUD.
And have you heard that there is a movement to standardise the way distros are put together so that all/most control files/directory structures/apps can be interchangeable? Yes/No?
That movement is called LSB and SUSE Linux was AFAIK the first distribution to comply with it. But you seem to lack the knowledge what LSB defines. I suggest reading up on it before talking about it.
Who is oS aimed at: the "administrator" or the common punter, like me, in the street?
In a Linux system, the common punter *has* to acquire some admin knowledge otherwise it's hopeless. Linux makes it harder to shoot your foot but not impossible. Philipp -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org For additional commands, e-mail: opensuse+help@opensuse.org