Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-18 Thread Randy Kramer
civileme wrote: > So where, exactly, do you think we don't comply? civileme, Someone posted about switching from Mandrake to SuSe because SuSe complied or was going to comply, thus hinting that Mandrake would not. That surprised me so I asked where he heard that. regards, Randy Kramer Want

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-18 Thread civileme
shane wrote: >i haven't heard, and would find it hard to believe, i rather thought the >slow migration of certain files to certain places i have seen from version >to version is part of following the new standards. > >anyone with real information? not just guesses like us ;-) > >On Monday

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-18 Thread Dennis Myers
On Monday 18 February 2002 09:14, you wrote: > Jose Mirles wrote: > > But all in all, I like Mandrake better. However, since suse is going to > > adhere to the Linux "standard" in placing their files, I may switch back > > to suse. > > Jose, > > Have you (or someone else) heard that Mandrake is no

RE: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-18 Thread Franki
ECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of shane Sent: Tuesday, 19 February 2002 2:43 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3 i haven't heard, and would find it hard to believe, i rather thought the slow migration of certain files to certain places i have seen fr

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-18 Thread shane
i haven't heard, and would find it hard to believe, i rather thought the slow migration of certain files to certain places i have seen from version to version is part of following the new standards. anyone with real information? not just guesses like us ;-) On Monday 18 February 2002 07:1

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-18 Thread Randy Kramer
Jose Mirles wrote: > But all in all, I like Mandrake better. However, since suse is going to > adhere to the Linux "standard" in placing their files, I may switch back to > suse. Jose, Have you (or someone else) heard that Mandrake is not going to adhere to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard? I'

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-17 Thread geno
Thanks for your help. - At 09:12 AM 2/17/2002 -0800, you wrote: >first the disclaimer, one mans theology is another mans belly laugh. a >must have distro for me may be unusable for you, but... > >the 2 highest rated distros in most of the current reviews i have fou

Re: [newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-17 Thread shane
first the disclaimer, one mans theology is another mans belly laugh. a must have distro for me may be unusable for you, but... the 2 highest rated distros in most of the current reviews i have found are, you guessed it, suse and mandrake. most place them the same, a few give a slight edge to

[newbie] Mandrake 8.1 vs. SuSE 7.3

2002-02-17 Thread geno
>Any thoughts on how they compare? > >What is the Mandrake equivalent of the SuSE Online Update? > >Thanks. > > >geno Want to buy your Pack or Services from MandrakeSoft? Go to http://www.mandrakestore.com