Based on what I've seen from this list, you can get help, even if it isn't
formal support, on this list for stuff going back to at least 6.4
alan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Purple Shirt"
To:
Sent: Monday, June 04, 2001 5:27 PM
Subject: Re: [SLE] Office 97 Users Lose Free Support
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| haha
|
| so you are saying a person who bought 7.0 in January 01 doesn't have
support
| in July 01 anymore? Damn this Linux development really is a race with
| time...=)
|
|
| >From: Ben Rosenberg
| >To: SLE
| >Subject: Re: [SLE] Office 97 Users Lose Free Support
| >Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:47:32 -0700
| >
| >Actually, I agree with this. It's old. 4 years old. If you notice SuSE's
| >support supports the current version and one version back..so for
| >example come June 15th..it will support 7.1 and 7.2 .. and at that time
| >7.0 will fall by the wayside. It's very hard to support software that
| >has out lived it's lifecycle. Some may not agree with this..but then
| >again..I don't care. ;)
| >
| >Current + 1 version back is a pretty good policy. It would be nightmare
| >to support things such as XFree86 3.3.3.1 and try to get a new video
| >card to work..the list goes on.
| >
| >I am also kinda sick to my stomach that I don't disagree with this
| >policy.
| >
| >* Curtis Rey (crrey@home.com) [010604 09:33]:
| >->That's right Steve and Bill - piss off everyone!
| >->READ ALL ABOUT IT:
| >->http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,51565,00.asp
| >->
| >->Cheers. Curtis :)
| >
| >--
| >Ben Rosenberg mailto:ben@whack.org
| >-----
| >"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary
| >safety,
| >deserve neither liberty nor safety." -Ben Franklin
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