Suse / installfests - Re: [TriLUG] article: N&O Home Users Leap to Linux

Tanner Lovelace lovelace at wayfarer.org
Mon Nov 24 11:59:26 EST 2003


Jeremy Portzer wrote:
> On Mon, 2003-11-24 at 10:44, Jeremy Portzer wrote:
>>Well, we can certainly try to help folks install it if they bring their
>>own copy.  However, distributions like Suse and Red Hat Enterprise Linux
>>do not make their ISOs (CD images) or install trees freely available. 
> 
> 
> Well, apparently I have egg on my face about the ability to download
> Suse.  That has changed as of today. 
> http://www.oreillynet.com/pub/wlg/3997

No, I believe you still can't download their ISO images.  But, you can
do a network install, which should be fine for most people who have
broadband.

>> One of the problems with Suse is that not all of the
>>configuration tools are Open Source; unlike Red Hat which writes its
>>software with the GNU GPL.
>>
> 
> 
> I don't think this has been resolved though.

One other problem I had with Suse when I looked at it was that their
packaging, while rpm, was so non-standard that it was completely
frelled up.  RPM standards were completely ignored, building
their rpms was a nightmare and the entire package system was
generally a huge pain.  I wonder how much that has changed in the
last 5 years...

Cheers,
Tanner
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