Hi! I'm new to SuSE Linux. I've been using Red Hat since the very beginning and, now I've switched, there are a few things I'm starting to miss. There are others I like very much like the great collection of KDE software and Yast2, which is very superior to the admin tools bundled with RHL9. Red Hat mantains a special, public RPM repository called RawHide (ftp://ftp.redhat.com/pub/redhat/linux/rawhide). This repository is updated timely (nearly every day or two) with the latest versions of every package. If you want to stay on the bleeding edge by running the latest bits, even when they're not oficially supported, you simply pull them from the RawHide repository. For example, GNOME 2.4 or KDE 3.1.4 are there waiting for people to start using and testing them. You can even fill bugs against Bugzilla for RawHide components. Is there something similar for SuSE Linux? For example, when I saw the KDE 3.1.4 announcement, it was ready for Red Hat Linux 9 and Debian, but not for SuSE Linux. I love KDE and I wanted to install 3.1.4 but I haven't found RPMs o SRPMs for SuSE Linux. The same happens with GNOME 2.4, OpenSSH, OpenSSL, MIT Kerberos (or Heimdal) for example. I miss the fast update times of Red Hat. Yeah! I know I can download the sources and compile by myself, but... Another thing I miss out is the openness in the development cycle of new Red Hat Linux betas. Have you seen the Red Hat Linux Project? I was very disappointed when I was informed that I could not participate on the SuSE Linux 9 Beta. Will this change someday? Will there be a public beta of SuSE Linux 9? Thanks for listening. Felipe Alfaro Solana