Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2000 22:03:51 -0800 From: Ben Rosenberg <brosenb@suse.com> Message-ID: <20001119220351.C6681@suse.com> Subject: Re: [SLE] This is an RfC for SuSE, Inc. and SuSE GmBH. Tim, I am not sure where you get the "every three or four months" from. If you look at the last year or so...6.4 came out April 11th in the states and about 3 weeks earlier in Europe..then comes 7.0 in September..and I doubt you are going to see a release from SuSE for another 2-3 months at least..so if you really look at it..it's about 6-8 months now between release cycles..which is why there are updates on the ftp site...so accept for the pay series .. if you bought the personal edition and just pulled the rest down with your broadband connect you are doing pretty well. Why would you need a "guru" edition with 6 CD's of software if you have a fast pipe to the net? One would only need a single cd of the base system and then do all the installing of other software from downloads. I would like a greater thought out arguement on the subject. I just don't get it so far. I am not trying to be a smartass or anything. Don't get me wrong, it's just that your logic is flawed. If I hear good ideas I am not opposed to saying something to the people I work with or to others within the company..let me know your thoughts. Regards, * Timothy R. Butler (tbutler@uninetsolutions.com) [001119 21:25]: -**- -**- Exactly! I just want a distribution I can justify buying every three or four -**-months when a new version comes out. I don't want to spend the same amount as a -**-full copy of Windows Millenium Edition ($189) each year in Linux updates. However, -**-$25 every four months wouldn't seem all that bad. And the added value of a DVD -**-would definately create demand... -**- -- Benjamin Rosenberg The Linux Experts :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: SuSE Inc. Tel: +1-510-628-3380 ext:5086 580 Second St Suite 210 Fax: +1-510-835-3381 Suite 210 mailto:brosenb@suse.com Oakland CA 94607 U.S.A http://www.suse.com :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: If two men agree on everything, you may be sure that only one of them is doing the thinking. --LBJ "My opinions are not a reflection of the opinions of SuSE Inc."