Linked by Leo Spalteholz on Wed 9th Jun 2004 07:59 UTC
I'm sure everyone is sick of reading reviews of Suse 9.1 by now but perhaps this one is a little different. This is not an ordinary review in the sense that I don't provide lots of colourful screenshots, or ramble on endlessly about the included software versions and other trivial things. Written from the point of view of a Debian user trying to switch to an "easier" distribution, I concentrated on how Suse stacks up compared to some of the traditional Debian strengths.
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This review, like most others these days, reflects that fact that the Linux market is differentiating itself. Howver, the reviews do't reflect the fact that different Linux flavors are targeting different kinds of people. SUSE is after one kind of customer, Debian another. Reviewers need to address how well distributions meet the needs, abilities and interests of their intended users, rather than incorrectly assume that they (the reviewers) represent "The Typical Linux User".
One flavor doesn't appeal to everyone.
That said, if the reviewer had purchased SUSE, he might have found some of his answers in the several hundred pages of printed documention that comes in the box. Dunno if that's part of the FTP download.
He should also acknowledge that blinding speed in configuration utilities, like Yast, is not that important to folks who use it once during the initial setup and rarely after that. i.e., most office/home users. Some people like computers because they want to fiddle with them. Some people think fiddling with computers is no more entertaining than cleaning the refrigerator. For the latter, any configuration tool is only a necessary evil.