Here is what the wikipedia, in part, has to say about beta version:
Wikipedia is a source you need to take with the proverbial grain of salt.
QUOTE beta release (pronounced "beetah" or "bayta") usually represents the first version of a computer program that implements all features in the initial software requirements specification. It is likely to be unstable but useful for internal demonstrations and previews to select customers, but not yet ready for release. Some developers refer to this stage as a preview, as a technical preview (TP) or as an early access. UNQUOTE
OK.. did you miss this key part? QUOTE It is likely to be unstable UNQUOTE or this bit? QUOTE but not yet ready for release. UNQUOTE So.. openSUSE Beta 1 is feature complete, but... "unstable"... and... "not yet ready for release".... exactly as you're definition of Beta states. And exactly as Novell/SUSE claims it is. So your point is what? You proved my point with your own reply.. that its Beta 1... you cannot expect it to be working 100%.
I'll wait till version 11.0, thanks.
You're more than welcome to wait :-) but... openSUSE 11.0 Beta 1 will also be a bit wobbly. I work in software development... been in some aspect of development for years... NEVER have I even seen a rock solid Beta. There has always been some issue that was classed a Blocker or Critical... and that was fixed by Beta 2 or Beta 3. <shrug> If you load up a Beta 1 release expecting that it's the final release, you will ALWAYS be disappointed. As an alternative perspective, look at the disaster that MS Vista was in the Beta 1 round. It was horrible. it crashed all the time. it was slow and clunky. Things didn't work right... as subsequent Betas were released the code was cleaned up and it's become at least marginally usable (as much as we can expect from Microsoft anyway). C.