[huskerlug] Re: A SuSE founder returns
- From: Hexadecimal <hexcat@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: huskerlug@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2006 11:37:43 -0600
I am unsure of who "M$" is... maybe you meant "MS"? ;)
On 12/23/06, Jim Worrest <jworrest@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> By the way since there was some comments about the comings and
> goings at
> Novell, I --don't-- think this article was mentioned.
>
> http://news.zdnet.com/2100-3513_22-6145615.html?tag=nl.e539
>
> GreyGeek wrote:
> > Jim Worrest wrote:
> >> Knoppix did more than any other Linux distro to break the SuSE hold
> on me. I
> >> got a Dell Dimension 8100 computer when I purchased a Dell laptop of
> the same
> >> vintage. SuSE 10.2 apparently won't load on it, and Knoppix 4.02doesn't
> >> either, However Knoppix 5.00 seems to work just fine on it. So,
> >> Knoppix/Debian will be on it besides any SuSE. I'm not going to dump
> SuSE
> >> (opensuse) or the ReiserFS for that matter, though the latter may get
> dumped
> >> before SuSE (opensuse) does, especially on any new installation. Debian
> is a
> >> very workable distribution, when install via Knoppix. 8-) ---Jim
> >>
> > I first began using SuSE in Sept of 1998, with version 5.3. Between
> > then and version 8.2 (IIRC), I purchased twenty two boxed sets. With
> > SuSE 6.4 I began using ResierFS v3 beta and continued using it there
> > after. ReiserFS has save my bacon, and data, at least a dozen times in
> > the last 5 years. If there is sudden, unexpected thunderstorm and
> > lightening strikes nearby, I will have no hesitation pulling the power
> > plug out of the wall as quickly as I can. I have done this numerous
> > times and have NEVER lost a single byte of data. (This is v3, NOT v4, I
> > am talking about). As long as ReiserFS v3 is made available on the
> > distro I use I will use it.
> >
> Well other file systems are getting better. I won't change the file
> systems of
> the distros I already installed, but it could be a case of who wants a
> file
> system with an infamous name on it? It's one reason I don't like using
> DSL. :-(
>
> By the way one of the late stories on him can be found at:
>
> http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,72342-0.html?tw=wn_technology_1
>
> Reiser is very good at stopping loss of data, but whatever was in SuSE 7.3
> wasn't perfect, enough quick blips of the power would mess it up. A UPS
> is one
> of the better things to have.
>
>
> >
> > When Novell bought SuSE their first release had an onerous EULA which
> > prohibited making copies of the distro, which prevented giving away
> > copies, or even backing up your system WITHOUT written permission from
> > Novell. I made a stink about this on the SuSE newgroup and even though
> > they backed down from those terms I had a chilly feeling about the
> > management at Novell and their plans for SuSE. Jack's Messman's
> > constant snipping at Linux and the GPL didn't help the situation.
> > Niether did the resignation of Chris Stone. Like you, my first distro
> > after SuSE was Knoppix! ;-) I also tried Debian, Libranet, XANDROS,
> > Knoppix and MEPIS. MEPIS is the one I have stayed with since I loaded
> > v3.4.3 a year and a half ago.
>
> Knoppix is Debian, and is probably the easiest way of installing it. I see
> Distrowatch thinks either PClinuxOS or Mepis won't be gone in
> 2007. PClinuxOS
> is interesting, though I haven't seen any updates for my version for
> awhile. I
> thought they were suppose to update on a regular basis, so a person never
> has
> to remove the old version and put on a new one?
>
> M$ Windows was fairly good at backward compatibility, something that
> extremely
> irks me with Linux, which usually isn't. :'( However, Vista and what comes
> after it probably won't be backward compatible at all. I even got an
> email
> from a diehard Windows user, he was angry at M$ for going to the idea of
> leasing programs, something Billy G., wanted to do with programs even
> before
> Windows. We may make a few more Linux converts yet.
> >
> > It is NICE being able to choose from several EXELLENT distros.
> > --
> > GreyGeek
> >
> Yes, and no matter what the file system, I'll probably put newer SuSE's on
> some
> computers, it just might feel a little crowded with some other Linux
> distros
> such as Knoppix/Debian. ---Jim
> > ----
> > Husker Linux Users Group mailing list
> > To unsubscribe, send a message to huskerlug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > with a subject of UNSUBSCRIBE
> >
> >
> >
>
> ----
> Husker Linux Users Group mailing list
> To unsubscribe, send a message to huskerlug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> with a subject of UNSUBSCRIBE
>
>
>
----
Husker Linux Users Group mailing list
To unsubscribe, send a message to huskerlug-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
with a subject of UNSUBSCRIBE
Other related posts:
