I am not sure how many people use OpenSuSE. The problem I've faced with openSuSE is it's very very slow on my five year old PC and very difficult to install. On my old laptop with 192MB Ram, it wouldn't even install as the RAM was too low for it.
From the article, the gist I got was that GNOME was still stuck between version 2 and 3 and KDE between 3 and 4. Why is the author so focused on the version number? Most Open Source software aren't big on high version numbers.
By his argument, Linux kernel is a has been "server OS" because it is still at version 2.67. Many people would argue that Vista is nothing but Service Pack 3 and not a huge upgrade from XP. And some would even say that in its 25 years of existence, Windows XP was the first true operating system.
My2cents: version numbers are not important. The author should compare improvements, new features and stability of GNOME 2.8 vs. version 2 seven years ago.
Billy G has compared Linux to OS/2 but a true comparison would be that to Airbus. What Airbus did to Boeing, Linux is doing it to M$: killing its monopoly ruthlessly. The German example goes to show it.
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I am not sure how many people use OpenSuSE. The problem I've faced with openSuSE is it's very very slow on my five year old PC and very difficult to install. On my old laptop with 192MB Ram, it wouldn't even install as the RAM was too low for it.
From the article, the gist I got was that GNOME was still stuck between version 2 and 3 and KDE between 3 and 4. Why is the author so focused on the version number? Most Open Source software aren't big on high version numbers. By his argument, Linux kernel is a has been "server OS" because it is still at version 2.67. Many people would argue that Vista is nothing but Service Pack 3 and not a huge upgrade from XP. And some would even say that in its 25 years of existence, Windows XP was the first true operating system. My2cents: version numbers are not important. The author should compare improvements, new features and stability of GNOME 2.8 vs. version 2 seven years ago.
Actually, arranged marriages tend to last longer. There's far less divorce rates in India, Pakistan and other Asian countries, than the United States.
Billy G has compared Linux to OS/2 but a true comparison would be that to Airbus. What Airbus did to Boeing, Linux is doing it to M$: killing its monopoly ruthlessly. The German example goes to show it.
Americans are more rigid and can't accept changes that easily, period.