How about *only* replying to the list? I don't need a second copy in my
inbox!
"Linda A. W."
You mean like the linux-kernel released with last minute changes
The kernel is one of the very few exceptions to that rule.
I also _really_ don't like the fact that a Windows update will work with _several_ previous versions, but a SuSE update can only work with the immediately previous release
Oh, you would buy a version of SUSE Linux that contains only the bare OS and nothing else? You're comparing apples and oranges here, as SUSE Linux contains a lot more then only the bare OS. And it's not true that SUSE update can only work with the previous release. It's possible to update versions older then that, it's just that SUSE won't guarantee that it will work.
I don't want to be forced to update to an unknown quality configuration every 3-6 months
You aren't. Philipp