Linked by Thom Holwerda on Tue 1st Jul 2008 15:03 UTC, submitted by sb56637
Most reviews - so far - of openSUSE 11.0 have been quite positive, but that doesn't automatically mean everybody is happy. TechReview offers some criticism of the latest offering from openSUSE. "openSUSE 11.0 is a difficult system to qualify. Highlights include good availability of current packages and YAST GUI configuration tools for some advanced features. However, these advantages are largely eclipsed by a chaotic, dysfunctional package management system and marginal performance. New Linux users with more complex network configurations or challenging hardware may be forced to use openSUSE due to its unique innovations in GUI system configuration. Yet, experienced and inexperienced users alike may find themselves increasingly frustrated by the grave lack of refinement in what is an otherwise capable Linux distribution."
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IMO nothing beats Yast in functionality and usability. I never use other distros (exclude Mandriva) because they lack a tool comparable to Yast. But I agree with the reviewer, and I was posting similar comments on news.opensuse.org. They need to focus on the quality and usablity for end user. They made some retarded decisions like SLAB menu but defend them vigourously. They have to understand that computer newbies and illiterates are not their userbase. Starting with 10.1, the quality is going downhill because of minor quibbles which can be easily rectified. I installed it on my Professor's machine and he calls it Linux Windows because very easy and convenient to use but too many annoyances.
Edited 2008-07-01 16:13 UTC