Hi,

> > > For instance, should I install mono from the SuSE 
> > > installation disks, or should I not do that but rather install mono via 
> > > red carpet or something?
> > 
> > >From source. I would *always* recommend from source unless the person
> > does not feel technically up to the task in which case,
> 
> Uhm, what issues have you found with your packages? I know that we
> aren't able to support gtk# on a distro the day it comes out. 

I think it slightly more that "a day" when FC1 and FC2 came out. If
memory servers me right, there was even talk of it not being supported!

> But for
> mono itself our packages should work flawlessly. OTOH, compiling takes a
> bit of time and is error prone.

Yep. I'll agree with that. Hmmm, how long have I been compiling mono
from source now?

> > red carpet has
> > the most up to date versions (usually)
> 
> Red Carpet will *always* have the same version as the downloads page
> has. We were bad about this before the spring when I revamped our build
> system. It should always be up to date now.

Shows how long it's been since I've used it ;-)

TTFN

Paul
-- 
"A lot of football success is in the mind. You must believe you are the
best and then make sure that you are. In my time at Liverpool we always
said we had the best two teams on Merseyside, Liverpool and Liverpool
Reserves." - Bill Shankly

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