The recent SuSE 10 disto is 5 CDs or one DVD (that I understand
includes a fairly complete manual) and more than a few updates
when one registers (that some times causes difficulties 8-(

Some of the upgrades from earlier versions screw up so I am
sticking with my 9.3 for the present.

I am surprized there has't been more chatter here about it all

Stay young, OldAck

"Robert Comer" 

RC>> So? A cd is 700mb so what this tells me is that every program on that CD
RC>> got
RC>> exploited in 3 months, that's insane!

RC>Any Linux distributions I've used recently are way over 1 CD other than mini
RC>"Live" versions.  (They usually come on DVD's or multiple CD's now.)

RC>You are comparing a very old OS (only OS, no office apps or anything else fo
RC>that matter other than email and browser, and a browser that wont work today
RC>most sites no less) against a modern UNIX variant anyway, so it's no even cl
RC>to a fair comparison.

RC>> If that's the sort of world linux developers live in, I don't see how they
RC>> can possibly feel that every distribution caught and patched every one of
RC>> those exploits. These projects just are not that organized.

RC>It's more than just exploits that the patches are for btw, but anyway, I don
RC>know anyone that thinks that other than the same kind of people that think
RC>Windows is invulnerable.

RC>I'm not saying I like Linux, far from it actually, but you do have to be
RC>objective in any comparisons.

RC>--
RC>Bob Comer





RC>"Geo"  wrote in message
news:44ab8f54{at}w3.nls.net...
RC>> "Tim Boyer"  wrote in message
RC>> news:dlsla2pv3tmc5usp4uodidsdlnaostvuc2{at}4ax.com...
RC>>
RC>>> Ah, but remember - this isn't Windows.  This is Windows, plus Office,
RC>>> plus
RC>>> about a gazillion other apps and utilities, none of which
are updated at
RC>> any
RC>>> scheduled time.
RC>>
RC>> So? A cd is 700mb so what this tells me is that every program on that CD
RC>> got
RC>> exploited in 3 months, that's insane!
RC>>
RC>> If that's the sort of world linux developers live in, I don't see how they
RC>> can possibly feel that every distribution caught and patched every one of
RC>> those exploits. These projects just are not that organized.
RC>>
RC>> Geo.
RC>>
RC>>

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