On Sunday 20 August 2006 00:12, M. Fioretti wrote:
On Sat, Aug 19, 2006 22:13:46 PM +0200, Per Jessen (per@computer.org)
wrote:
M. Fioretti wrote:
In any case, I agree with the other guy who said SUSE is not a good distribution for newbies. I too would be reluctant to recommend it, if the main online forum is messed up as it is these days. >
I don't think the quality of the available discussion/help fora should have any influence on whether the distro is suitable for newbies or not.
Right, but only in theory. Most newbies are still those who must not _choose_ between Windows and some Linux. They have Windows preinstalled and need support to _abandon_ it.
If that was the case, Windows would never have gotten off the ground.
Windows wasn't a choice for non hackers. It was what was _already_ in the box. That's why I (and others, from what I see) remain reluctant to suggest this particular distribution: the quality of its sw, which yes is good, remains irrelevant when the support to _leave_ an environment technically inferior but already known and installed by others, is so bad.
Ummm...yeah, great, good, whatever. Can this stoopid subject get shoved over to 'OT' where it belongs already. Thanks. -- "In the beginning of a change, the patriot is a brave and scarce man, hated and scorned. When the cause succeeds, however, the timid join him...for then it costs nothing to be a patriot." - Mark Twain "Calling an illegal alien an undocumented immigrant is like calling a burglar an uninvited house guest." <www.illegalaliens.us>