[ale] SuSE 8.2 loaded -- what about updates?

[runman at speedfactory.net]

I would suggest going to non-commercial distros.  All commercial distros
will only do 2-3 versions at the most, otherwise they will lose money. 
I have chosen OpenBSD, FreeBSD, and Debian for my server needs and Suse
for desktop (I need the multimedia programs).  Eventually I probably
will go to Libranet/Debian for desktop.  After the migration of my home
multi-server/everything box from RH 7.3 to Libranet, I don't intend on
spending massive amounts of my time upgrading anymore.  Also, on Debian
(and slackware as well as the bsd's) you don't have to worry about
what the company wants your config to be and having to install a lot of
crap or do a minimal install and add lots of what you should have in the
first place.

Greg

On 3/29/2004, "Preston Boyington" <PBoyington at polyengineering.com>
wrote:

>i loaded SuSE 8.2 on my test computer this weekend and was wondering what others are going to do as far as keeping their system updated with newer software.  with Debian i can just do an update/upgrade every couple of weeks and i stay relatively current.  i would think that SuSE would be like Red Hat/Mandrake and drop support after a while.  so what are others doing to stay current or install new software?  are there other sources that i can point YAST or YOU to that will do this?
>
>i guess i could go to a SuSE version of "apt", but i think of that as being "non-native".  that's not saying i _won't_ use an "apt-rpm" type of program, just that i had rather use SuSE's package manager.
>
>thanks all,
>preston
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