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I'm not trashing it. I don't care enough to
Before trashing it, why not take a look?

Because (a) I don't have that much free time, and (b) I just don't care enough.

I run Fedora on my home server. I fiddle around sometimes with that, and I've looked at LiveCDs galore of Knoppix, Ubuntu, etc. It's just no longer that exciting to see..WOW!...yet another distribution using Gnome or KDE (or even Xfce).

The point I was making is that there are much more mature distributions of Linux that are destined for the desktop without looking at yet another backwater distro some college kid cooked up six months ago.

Linuxen of that kind are really no more than geek-hobbies...the direct antithesis of what the successful mainstream Linux desktop system--should one ever emerge--will be.

That system will be the modern-day equivalent of the Mac or the Amiga, of twenty years ago (and more). I can guarantee you it won't be another sub-1.0 project by some group of kids in Montreal or something.

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I hope not!  richdave | 04/10/06
This could potentially become a Linux "mine is bigger than your contest"  whieber | 04/10/06
The biggest thing it will lead to a lot of competition.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
yep binary compatability is a problem  stevey_d | 04/10/06
Can't resist...  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
LOL happy  crocd | 04/10/06
I can't either....  Hugh Jass | 04/10/06
not bad in front of Love*ock's first post happy NT  mdsmedia | 04/11/06
NOT...  bill@... | 04/10/06
RE: NOT...  richdave | 04/10/06
I'm not trashing it. I don't care enough to  bill@... | 04/10/06
RE: I'm not trashing it. I don't care enough to  richdave | 04/10/06
You're missing the point  bportlock | 04/11/06
Well... Maybe..Maybe Not....  LazLong | 04/10/06
Oh, great...  bill@... | 04/10/06
Maybe.... not getting it  LazLong | 04/10/06
Then try this...  Tony Agudo | 04/10/06
RE: Well... Maybe..Maybe Not....  richdave | 04/10/06
Novel will NOT get much of the pie if they don't change the name and colors  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Its funny you should say that.  whieber | 04/10/06
SUSE  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
I think Japanese Romanji Pronunciation  nucrash | 04/10/06
Linux pronounciation  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Hmm  Real World | 04/10/06
well since it's german originally  NemesisNL | 04/10/06
Hooked on phonics  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
Re: "Sue-cee"  Scrat | 04/11/06
Again with the Name a Colours Argument  nucrash | 04/10/06
Most people think rooster vomit green is uuuuugggggllllllyyy. I agee.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Thank you for my new personal mission.  nucrash | 04/10/06
Ubuntu pleasing color combinations...  Scrat | 04/11/06
ATI Support?  nucrash | 04/11/06
Flamboyant is not derogatory.  Anton Philidor | 04/10/06
Yes and the reason Hollywood is having troubles is?  nucrash | 04/11/06
SuSE is a great name!  Tim Patterson | 04/10/06
Linux Idiots United  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
Add an "i" and how about some photos  stevey_d | 04/10/06
Would you shut up already  Linux User 147560 | 04/10/06
SuSE (pronounced soo'-sah), from the orignal German company. NT  doh123 | 04/11/06
Keep dreaming  csa0307 | 04/10/06
We BINARY compatibility for drivers and applications accross distributions.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
Already long done  Yagotta B. Kidding | 04/10/06
Yeah, but you'll need to publish some source code  Michael Kelly | 04/10/06
Binary compatibility cannot be enforced under GPL'd code  error@... | 04/10/06
Which, interestingly,...  bill@... | 04/10/06
You can say that but...  csa0307 | 04/10/06
You read me wrong  bill@... | 04/10/06
More Ready than Vista or XP  mighetto | 04/10/06
falts through the OS to the hardware  mighetto | 04/10/06
I just checked my calendar  bill@... | 04/10/06
Same Bat Time, Same Bat Mangement  mighetto | 04/10/06
Despite lack of binary compatability from one day to next  stevey_d | 04/10/06
Novell: Linux desktop set to take off  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Tiring  Anti_Zealot | 04/10/06
Then maybe  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Its Open Source that has Taken Off - not Linux Per Se  mighetto | 04/10/06
Open Source != linux  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Don't forgive - continue to correct.  mighetto | 04/10/06
How is Vista behind?  csa0307 | 04/10/06
Intel is not On Board  mighetto | 04/10/06
That is because itanium sucks  eb276 | 04/10/06
Intel is My Source  mighetto | 04/10/06
RE: Novell: Linux desktop set to take off  richdave | 04/10/06
Product Disparagement Is Against The Law  mighetto | 04/10/06
You can't be comparing  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
And this is any different from...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
Novell - Heterogenous, Microsoft is as well  mighetto | 04/10/06
Dude  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
Hell has Frozen Over; Chilling is Over; time to thaw  mighetto | 04/10/06
No-brainer  Scrat | 04/11/06
Nice try...  jasonp@... | 04/12/06
Yeah, like...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
But its true  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
And...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
True? OMG - You have to be kidding me...  CompuGuru | 05/10/06
I agree in principal  Michael Kelly | 04/10/06
I've got a question for you...  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
I have tried it never is going to happen.  crocd | 04/10/06
I know I know  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
You know nothing  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
RE:You know nothing  richdave | 04/10/06
The answer  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
you just proced my point  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Go back and search  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
He Dodges and he....  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Not dodging - Just not playing your game  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
RE: He Dodges and he....  richdave | 04/10/06
Loverock called to task  Linux User 147560 | 04/10/06
you are right ofcourse  NemesisNL | 04/10/06
But sooner or later  Michael Kelly | 04/10/06
Applications that are needed  bill@... | 04/10/06
The applications do lack  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Gaim  webDevx | 04/11/06
Kopete  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
PC Preloads Right Here  ebrke | 04/11/06
this is the last nail in M$ coffin!  Linux Geek | 04/10/06
Imagine that Novel on top?  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
You remind me of the  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Too Many Distro's  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
Maybe not.  DemonX | 04/10/06
Again, we don't need fewer distros, we need compatibility.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
No, not enough standards. We need binary compatibility for drivers and  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
This what keeps happening  Kimbok@... | 04/10/06
But that's like saying Chevy pickups work right now, stop inovating.  DonnieBoy | 04/10/06
No Not really  Kimbok@... | 04/11/06
Who Is this "They"??  Edward Meyers | 04/10/06
And then there was...  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
My point exactly  Kimbok@... | 04/11/06
"They" Overlap Becuase  Edward Meyers | 04/11/06
So...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
Don't underestimate the penguin  Chad_z | 04/10/06
Novel/Suse fix your update problems first! No desktop ready yet at ver. 10  FirstNLastN | 04/10/06
So, you have a driver problem.  palmwarrior | 04/10/06
Not the norm  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
Say...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
No  D. T. Schmitz | 04/11/06
Novell says it, opposite will happen...  Mike Cox | 04/10/06
I agree  merio74 | 04/11/06
LOVEY  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Shelly  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Lovey Lovey Lovey  Shelendrea | 04/10/06
Shelly Shelly Shelly  Loverock Davidson | 04/10/06
Windows need not apply  D. T. Schmitz | 04/10/06
I've got a small question...  Tony Agudo | 04/10/06
Shelly Shelly Shelly  richdave | 04/10/06
Don't make me laugh  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
You are a liar.  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
Ya haven't looked either have you...  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
Good on you Shel, Question for Loverock  DangDaCommonCentz | 04/11/06
You make me laugh too  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
Question stands . . .  DangDaCommonCentz | 04/11/06
It doesn't matter  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
No you haven't  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
I have  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
RE: Good on you Shel, Question for Loverock  richdave | 04/11/06
lovey lovey idiot  csjarrat | 04/11/06
And yet...  zkiwi | 04/10/06
And what have we learned today?  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
No idea what you are talking about  Loverock Davidson | 04/11/06
If you think that you directly answered them  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
Shelly . . .  DangDaCommonCentz | 04/11/06
Look Blue a CLUE for Loverock!!!  Linux User 147560 | 04/11/06
and if you noticed  Shelendrea | 04/11/06
I'll believe it when I see it  voska | 04/11/06
Anchor accounts???  techboy_z | 04/11/06
Keep Dreaming, Novell  jpr75_z | 04/11/06
Novell? Hahahaha....  nothingness | 04/11/06
Yes... keep dreaming, But Do.... something??  LazLong | 04/11/06

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