On 12/06/06, Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith@ieee.org> wrote:
On Mon, 2006-06-12 at 10:51 +1000, Andy Goss wrote:
Having followed this list for a couple of weeks, and successfully installed ... cut 100% installer issues ...
Installer ... installer ... installer issue. That's all I'm seeing, in addition to update (which affects the installer too) and legal issues (which is nothing new for us Debian or Fedora-based users).
The more bug reports people submit with their _exact_ configuration, the more configurations Novell-SuSE can integration/regression test for the 10.2 beta. Please do so if you have not yet. ;->
There are a _lot_ of distros out there that focus on installer issues and cut through the legal red tape. Which makes them a PITA from an enterprise configuration management (ECM) standpoint once they are running (don't get me started), let alone I have to bar them from the corporation for indemnification purposes.
For regular users that don't care about maintaining consistency in an enterprise or the legal issues and they just "want it to install," then maybe those other distros are for you. But I'll take Debian, Fedora and, increasingly, SuSE-based distros anyday because they don't.
Bryan, I think you are forgetting that these are people who are used to SuSE in the same way that you are used to Fedora or Debian. They (and me) are simply not used to and should not expect these 'installer' issues. In a distro' as normally polished as SuSE has become it should not happen and is a first point stumbling block to getting further, everyday user information and possible minor bugs. I had hoped to install SuSE 10.1 myself today but unfortunately life intruded. Hopefully I'll try it tomorrow and see how it goes. Wish me luck :-) -- ============================================== I am only human, please forgive me if I make a mistake it is not deliberate. ============================================== PLEASE DON'T drink and drive it's not clever, it's just stupid. Kevan Farmer Linux user #373362 Cheslyn Hay Staffordshire WS6 7HR -- Check the headers for your unsubscription address For additional commands send e-mail to suse-linux-e-help@suse.com Also check the archives at http://lists.suse.com Please read the FAQs: suse-linux-e-faq@suse.com