On Tuesday 29 October 2002 14:00, Vinay Ramnath wrote:
don't get me wrong, I am seriously wondering, not offending, why do you people upgrade your SuSE version?
This is a fair question. For me, it's simple. With each new release from SuSE comes better support for new hardware, and new applications I hadn't thought of trying yet. I don't use my copy of SuSE on just one machine. It's installed on my bother's computer and my sister's as well. I also loan out my disks to friends who are interested in trying out Linux but aren't ready to make that 60+ Euro leap yet. These people expect to see an OS that they can deal with... the easier tehi nstall they happier they are. Also my myself, I am able to get my hardware working - for example my scanner.... with lots of patience, and several long nights I managed to get it working under previous versions of SuSE. With 8.1 it worked right off the fresh install... I didn't have to do anything except tell the system what scanner I had. So... you upgrade if you want the latest kernel, the latest hardware support, and if you don't feel like, or don't have time to futz around tweaking things etc. If you have a stable system working on 6.1 (or whatever) and it's doing what you need it to do there is no need to upgrade. It's not mandatory... C.