No... SuSE uses RPM for its package management. YaST is a general configuration tool for various aspects of system management... one of which is a menu-driven front-end to the RPM system to make it a little easier to install and remove packages, but still using the RPM system underneath. It's similar to the relationship between glint and rpm on RedHat systems if you're familiar with those.
I say woohoo! It's about time Netscape had some worthwhile competition on the Linux platform to pull them out of complacency. The "everything must be free" zealots can continue to use Netscape and the "must have something that doesn't crash and doesn't use 80 meg of swap" folks can go Opera until a suitable free alternative comes along. Provided it doesn't use Motif. Yuck.
Ok, so the newer stuff wasn't a patch on the old Joel stuff, but there have been some real winners recently. "Riding with Death" has to rank up there with some of the best of Joel. "It can't beeee... he's deeeaaaaad!".
Nothing beats Trumpy though.
I never took sides in the Mike/Joel debate, because Mike was head writer back then too, so the content didn't change any in my opinion, just the face. Shame to lose Jack Perkins when Mike came out front though.:-)
Everybody who usually flames the authors of bad articles, write to the NY Times and tell them what a good job they did. This kind of stuff should be encouraged as much as bad journalism should be discouraged.
Yes, yes yes. I know alternatives comes with 5.2. My point is the default, which is what most new users will stick with until they are competent enough to change it, is terrible. If RH started up in a nicer environment, folks might be more inclined to stick with it until they figure out how to change the bloody thing.
Anybody know if they're going to go with a decent window manager this time... WindowMaker perhaps... dare I say it, even KDE? Anything but that God-awful embarassment FVWM thingy. If RedHat was my first view of Linux, which it is for many people, I'd be put off right there.
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No... SuSE uses RPM for its package management. YaST is a general configuration tool for various aspects of system management... one of which is a menu-driven front-end to the RPM system to make it a little easier to install and remove packages, but still using the RPM system underneath. It's similar to the relationship between glint and rpm on RedHat systems if you're familiar with those.
I say woohoo! It's about time Netscape had some worthwhile competition on the Linux platform to pull them out of complacency. The "everything must be free" zealots can continue to use Netscape and the "must have something that doesn't crash and doesn't use 80 meg of swap" folks can go Opera until a suitable free alternative comes along. Provided it doesn't use Motif. Yuck.
Ok, so the newer stuff wasn't a patch on the old Joel stuff, but there have been some real winners recently. "Riding with Death" has to rank up there with some of the best of Joel. "It can't beeee... he's deeeaaaaad!".
:-)
Nothing beats Trumpy though.
I never took sides in the Mike/Joel debate, because Mike was head writer back then too, so the content didn't change any in my opinion, just the face. Shame to lose Jack Perkins when Mike came out front though.
Everybody who usually flames the authors of bad articles, write to the NY Times and tell them what a good job they did. This kind of stuff should be encouraged as much as bad journalism should be discouraged.
Isn't locking doors and shutting out elevators against some fire regulation? Did anybody call the fire department? ;-)
So how come the newly proclaimed Linux supporters at c-net didn't cover it for News.com?
"improved over the years through gang-programming by a handful of enthusiasts"
A handful?! Yuhuh. Sure.
Yes, yes yes. I know alternatives comes with 5.2. My point is the default, which is what most new users will stick with until they are competent enough to change it, is terrible. If RH started up in a nicer environment, folks might be more inclined to stick with it until they figure out how to change the bloody thing.
Anybody know if they're going to go with a decent window manager this time... WindowMaker perhaps... dare I say it, even KDE? Anything but that God-awful embarassment FVWM thingy. If RedHat was my first view of Linux, which it is for many people, I'd be put off right there.