Am Samstag, 13. Mai 2006 20:27 schrieb Mark Hellman: > Martin Schlander wrote: > > This doesn't mean I don't agree with the changes made. I do - I believe > > Zen, Rug and YaST software management will complement each other > > perfectly (in 10.2). I also think it was right to remove binary only > > kernel modules. > > The binary kernel modules removal was one of the worst decisions Novell has > took. It was a flagrant step back in the process of creating a user > friendly Linux distribution. It was not a technical decision. It was a pure > political one, and a fine example of a "loose-loose" situation. Let's see... > What is most ironic is that, at the same time they introduce Xgl -- an > Xserver that requires 3D hardware acceleration --, they remove support for > NVidia and ATI drivers... You're wrong. Suse Linux never came with binary Nvidia and/or ATI drivers. You always had to dowload them. There is _no_ change here.
> Not to mention the hassle of recompiling the fglrx and nvidia kernel > modules right after any kernel security update. This was always the case. You always needed kernel-source to recompile the kernel modules after an update. But now, you have the possibility to build a proper kmp module, which might work also after a kernel update. > I wonder if Novell salesmen > are going to mention this when they try to convince their customers about > the wonders of ZENworks Patch Management... I wonder where you got your informations from... -- Üdvözlettel -- Mit freundlichen Grüssen, Marcel Hilzinger --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
