On Thu, 25 Oct 2001 15:59:41 -0400 Douglas J Hunley <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> fyi > > ---------- Forwarded Message ---------- > > Subject: [suse-announce-usa] SuSE Linux 7.3 now shipping! > Date: Thu, 25 Oct 2001 10:33:45 -0700 (PDT) > From: Holger Dyroff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dear SuSE Linux customers and friends, > > We started shipping the brand new SuSE Linux 7.3 yesterday! We > should > have all of the pre-orders in the mail by Friday, and it should be > in > the retail stores (Best Buy, CompUSA, Fry's, Microcenter and Borders > by > the middle of next week. > > SuSE Linux 7.3 offers high-end enterprise and standard desktop > users advantages in security, stability and a greatly improved > ergonomical > user interface with new image, graphics and audio features. > > As security becomes a higher priority among home and office users, > SuSE > Linux 7.3 responds by offering the possibility of a "Personal > Firewall" > straight from the installation process. A user-friendly graphical > front-end allows easy firewall configuration. The resulting security > makes > it simple to protect your host or network against unauthorized > access. > > Furthermore, SuSE's "crypto file system" ensures that > sensitive data is secure even if someone's entire hardware is > stolen. > > SuSE YOU (YaST Online Update) ensures that the Linux system always > stays > up-to-date. Upon request, SuSE YOU connects to the SuSE ftp server > and > automatically installs the desired security updates and bug fixes > free of > charge. > > New improvements for the desktop include KDE 2.2.1, the latest > version of KDE's highly ergonomical user interface. > > New print assistant guides the user safely through the protocol > jungle of > lpr and cups. > > In Linux Kernel 2.4.10 and glibc 2.2.4, SuSE Linux 7.3 provides > state-of-the art Linux technology. Private users will appreciate an > extended range of drivers and improved USB support. The automatic > hardware detection feature has been considerably expanded to include > even more components, i.e. CD writers, Scanners and TV cards, which > enables the setup tool, YaST2, to complete the installation and > Internet > connection almost entirely by itself. > > Software RAID support > enhances performance and provides reliable protection against data > losses. > Linux professionals will be eager to try out the runlevel editor for > the > selective activation of server services. For the first time, the > scope > includes YaST2 modules for administering NIS servers as well as NIS > and > LDAP clients. > > For further details, including package descriptions, please have a > look at > http://www.suse.com/us/products/suse_linux/i386/index.html > > SuSE Linux can be ordered directly from > http://http://www.shop.suse.com/shop.suse.com > > SuSE Linux 7.3 Professional (7 CDs, 1 DVD, 5 > manuals, 90 days of installation support) is USD $79.95 > > SuSE Linux 7.3 Professional Update (7CDs, 1 DVD, 1 manual) is USD > $49.95 > > SuSE Linux 7.3 Personal (3 CDs, 3 manuals, 60 days of installation > support) is USD $39.95 > > Have a lot of fun! > > Holger Dyroff > Director of Sales, North America Gee, they've almost caught up with what I've been enjoying on gentoo for months now. <grin> Just kidding, SuSE, Mandrake, etc. have superb installation packages and have much else to recommend themselves. -- Collins Richey Denver Area gentoo_rc6 xfce+sylpheed _______________________________________________ Linux-users mailing list Archives, Digests, etc at http://linux.nf/mailman/listinfo/linux-users
