[GRLUG] Suse10 - was Base to squadron...

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That you don't have to buy it was my point in that the "commercial" version
is the same as the "community" version. I've liked a few open source
projects well enough to throw some money their way. Without support of some
sort (labor or money) you won't see the growth. I spend my time on my
projects so labor is out.

In the case of Suse, they didn't need my single copy purchase but if
everyone downloaded it, you wouldn't find it on the shelf at Best Buy.
What's really needed at Best Buy are free live cd's, commercially packaged
like the aol cd's so they look attractive. Then the people tired of the
malware could try it and maybe find they like the alternative.

My daughter likes Suse cause of all the game installed with it. She's 8 and
she tinkers around with her setting as well in linux as she does in windows.
Thats what I want for a desktop op system. I want to use it, I want them to
be able to use it (without me) all without compiling. I save that for my
work and only when the binary isn't a match for what I need.  Yes, I love
apt-get and yum. They are your friend for dependancy hell.

-Dave


----- Original Message -----
From: "GRLUG general mailing list" <grlug at grandrapids-lug.org>
To: <grlug at grandrapids-lug.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 30, 2005 8:43 AM
Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Suse10 - was Base to squadron...


> You don't need to buy Suse 10.0.  You can download the .iso from
> http://www.opensuse.org
>
> I have it installed on my pc at home and so far I am rather happy.  The
> only problem I'm having is getting my on board audigy card to work as
> Surround 4.1.
>
> Jeremy
>
> GRLUG general mailing list wrote:
>
> >I am running SuSE 9.1 with a number of packages from 9.2, 9.3, and a
number of
> >things I compiled myself.  I have no idea how to upgrade to SuSE 10,
apart
> >from buying the cd, which I am not going to do, because I intend to
switch to
> >Ubuntu.  SuSE was good for learning, but now that I am comfortable in a
posix
> >OS, I do not like the rpm system.  For a long time I was stuck with SuSE
> >because I had a Connexant modem that made every kernel upgrade a hassle.
Then
> >one fortunate and stormy day, the Connexant got fried.  I replaced it
with an
> >external US Robotics.
> >
> >-John J Foerch
> >
> >
> >GRLUG general mailing list writes:
> > > I'm still waiting for that! my new FC4 install is ticking me off so
I'm
> > > trying Suse10. Anyone try it and like it?
> > >
> > > Anyone try getting everything on a system to compile tuxracer (my
daughter
> > > insists on that being there). They so dummied down the install on that
(FC4)
> > > that you can't pick individual packages. Yum doesn't have any binaries
for
> > > it. I'll compile things when I have to but sheesss.. Its only
tuxracer..
> > > every other distro ships it with lol
> > >
> > > I'll quit gripping.. I am interested in finding what people think of
the
> > > Suse10. I would love for that to go as its one distro that the
> > > "community/free/open source" version is the same as the commercial
version
> > > (of the major players anyhow).
> > >
> > > -Dave
> > >
> > > ya know... we can now rant and rave without identifying ourselfs
LOL...
> > > heaven help us all
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "GRLUG general mailing list" <grlug at grandrapids-lug.org>
> > > To: <grlug at grandrapids-lug.org>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 29, 2005 11:47 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [GRLUG] Base to squadron...
> > >
> > >
> > > > Aye, cap'n.
> > > >
> > > > And here I thought the list was closed down because Linux had
finally
> > > > achieved perfection...
> > > >
> > > > Roberto
> > > >
> > > > GRLUG general mailing list wrote:
> > > > > Can you hear me squadron leader?  :-)
> > > > >
> > > > > G-
> > > > >
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