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Well we can only hope =:-)

from the things I recently always hear about SuSe, SuSe would be the last Linux distrubtion I'd install. SuSe is going to become too much like Windows which automatically attracts the same problems windows has itself.

true, i used to have suse 9.0 on my laptop, but after i realized it was just like windows, there was no point, to have a duel boot with it. Now i am happy with fedora on my laptop :o

yeah i agree
i think people should just accept that there are always gonna be two types of users, in this world ones that get it and ones that dont.
and the software should fit the needs of the two groups

but it is nice to see a GNU/GPL born OS attempting to get a share of that market, you'll have to shoot me be for i stop using slack

I don't really understand the arguement that SuSE is like Windows. Is being 'like Windows' having a centered control center like Yast2? Or has it just become more mainstream and is no longer geeky enough for linux geeks? The same thing could be said of RedHat, which their popularity seemed to cause an inverse reaction on public opinion.

That being said:
SuSE sucks for development. It is nonstandard and creates more problems then it solves with its obnoxious .suse_config scripts. Files are located in odd locations, and it takes a serious amount of tweaking to get programs to work. Although, I do like its nice graphical interface for resizing NTFS partitions during install.

Final Thought: Linux will never be the death of Windows. If Windows does die, it will die on its own. Linux is too user-unfriendly for the casual PC user. Consider cars for a moment. Doing basic tune-ups yourself such as changing the oil is simple, and takes very little time. But most people just cant be bothered to learn the simple things to make their car run. I know people who drive cars that havn't had an oil change in 3 years or more. These are the same people who use AOL, and insist on turning off their computers by unplugging them.

Heh Windows for eva for n00bs :-D I'm a like n00b :-(

The idea of the new post is that the people devloping SuSE belive that it is at a level to challage win and a desktop OS.
It has nothing to do with it being a dev plat or anything else, i think its a good thing people need a alt palatfom win and MS have had control over the market for too long its about time people had a choice

sorry if the post is badly done im pissed

if you dont like it dont use it!. but dont knock coz it dont fit what you need an OS for theres always gonna be distros to suit geeks and others in the free software community eg FreeBSD

novell isn't trying to make suse for developers, or for linux lovers, they are trying to make it a alt. to windows.

i think this is marketing strategy. bill gates became billioniare making windows which targeted the common users, user friendly, easy instalation and stuff.

maybe they figured it out, windows is just windows, but linux in the core and as easy as windows is something

i have live CD of SUSE9.1 and it looks great. graphical. for those who want to try the power of linux with the ease of using windows (i mean not really the same as windows) then they can try SUSE.

and of course for those who dont have the resources to download average 700MB of data or buy a linux CD..

ubuntu is the answer.

:lol:

On the topic of SuSE being 'like Windows', I interpreted that to mean the general assumption that both Windows and SuSE seem make: that the user is completely ignorant of what is actually happening. When does an OS stop "user-friendly" and start insulting your intelligence? Many answers. A good an example of an answer to that question is the 'Remote Assistance' feature included in Windows XP, and the Remote Registry Edit feature. Awhile ago, I had an old box lying around and decided to install SuSE Personal Edition 9.0 and I was impressed by the automation but disappointed at how SuSE went to keep me from changing "potentially dangerous" things.
Even if SuSE does someday kill Windows. what changes? It'll be the same melody, just different lyrics.

earn more money than windows? hehehehehehe.. :lol:

I don't think so :-)

well i agree with u all that Suse linux is becoming more like windows .... but the last version of it was stable and good ... but i have problems with "lib" and have some kernel errors so i had to tweak the source code and recompile it , and now every thing is Aok .... After all i can Say that Suse linux is the best destribution now