On 6/7/05, Ziggy David Lubowa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
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> > Stamp - as in mark them as SuSE linux
> > additions - as in write some extra code.
>
> ++ True for both, best bet is that if you actually rip an .srpm and look
> into the .spec file you will notice that the whole structuring is different
> and tailored for SuSE, SuSE selfishly ( like any other distro vendor )write
> additional code to suit only SuSE installations though one would assume
> that .rpm can install on any system that can allow .rpm's to be installed on,
> that is usually far from true and just never works , usually breaks more
> things than fixing. So if additions / stamps is what makes them put there
> heads up high and say we have released SuSE 9.x well thats basically what it
> is and i personally give them all the credit.
>
>
I think they do linux a disservice in this regard. Every distro should
be pushing for compatability with the others. Defragmentation within
the linux camp is keeping linux behind. I respect the work SuSe puts
into their distro but this work is only useful to others if they can
use it easily. In a way they are discouraging you from using any other
distro but SuSe (I believe many other distros have similar practices).
Isn't this the vendor lockin we are all criticising Microsoft for?
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