Re: [SLE] More info about 8.2 beta??

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On Friday 14 March 2003 01:18 am, Johnny Ernst Nielsen wrote:
> Good day Curtis,
>
> Thank you very much for a good and positive and informing post about
> 8.2 beta. :o)
>
> Perhaps you can enlighten us with a few specific things?
>
> Did you get around Mozilla?
> If so, has the Mozilla-Java thing been fixed?
> In 8.1 the Java plugin Mozilla downloaded would not work, because
> SuSEs Mozilla was compiled with GCC 3, and the plugin was compiled
> with GCC 2.95
- From my experience the java and flash plugins work as they should.  I usually 
test it at various sites, such as nvidia.  It renders their page just like it 
should.  I don't think the issue with the compliers is a problem.  Since 
everything out of the box is compiled with the same version.

>
> Have you been around YOU?
> If so, does it pick up where it left off if a downlload fails?
> In 8.1 YOU starts all over downloading everything again - also what
> has already been downloaded.
>
> How is YOU speed?
> Many have reported that they find YOU in 8.1 terribly slow.
>
You has been improved.  It is streamlined more and they just updated the ftp 
sites.  If you pick the new ones then you should see an improvement (ymmv).  
I have a cable modem and a fairly fat 1.5 mbps downstream pipe, so those on 
modem/phone or ISDN - well I don't know if the difference is noticable or 
not.  Also, theres a new program called "SuSE watcher" that sits in the 
panel.  It watches for updates and lets you know - if you open it you can 
poll the server and it will give a list of any updates so you can see if any 
pertain to your needs.  Also, YOU has a save state option.  One may save it 
or refuse it - though I believe it was in the previous version - I am farily 
confident that this was also looked into.


> Best regards :o)
>
> Johnny :o)
>
> Fredag den 14. marts 2003 06:06 kvad Curtis Rey:
> > Beta testing has closed.  It went very well and it was determined
> > that the last series of the test were unneeded due to the fact that
> > the last beta went so well.  It has some new features, and has the
> > new things such as X4.3, kde3.1 and a few others integrated.  From
> > my personal experience I found 8.2 to be a combination of the
> > previous two releases with more polish and refinements.  YaST seems
> > to be better integrated and little more comprehensive.  The new
> > kernel has more drivers (actually quite a few more) and IMHO is
> > also a more polished kerenl.  Furthermore, IIRC there are some
> > features in the kernal the might be from 2.5 that were in a stable
> > state before the freeze (I would need to check this to be certain).
> >  The kernel has new "user" space stuff - like frequency scaling
> > (new to the best of my knowledge - Im sure if its not someone will
> > correct me).  I also see now mobile processor mods, speedstep mods,
> > transmeta mods, two parameters for mem support - mine says 4GB High
> > mem support and 3GB user address space size, and other things like
> > mapping drivers for chip access appears to be extend. You'll
> > probably want to check out the changelog to see any diffs.
> >
> > Nvidia drivers are still somewhat of a pain in the ass, but what's
> > new.  I do think that Nvidia will be releasing an installer, but I
> > have yet to see anything on their site - I do keep my eyes open
> > though.
> >
> > Like I told another, It's not like fireworks go off in you back
> > yard and a flock of blondes with beers and brats will show up at
> > your door, but it's a nice upgrade IMHO.  I personally will have no
> > hesitation about opening my wallet to buy 8.2 - but then that's
> > just me.  Undoubtedly, there will be those that will think the new
> > version is great and those that may be less than enthusiastic about
> > it.  I can only give my personal opinion.  I guess it depends upon
> > one's expectations and needs.
> >
> > Cheers, Curtis :)

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