03.23.08
Another Reminder of the Disadvantages of OpenSUSE
Yesterday, being a Saturday, we posted some positive OpenSUSE reviews. But not all is well. As we saw quite recently, some people continue to have some painful experiences using OpenSUSE 10.3. The following new example is no exception:
Linux Review 6- OpenSUSE 10.3
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After escaping KDE, I decided I will still take a look at GNOME.
It still has the same issues. Uses YaST. It just isn’t standard. It also looked and felt the same way. Confusing. Oh well. It was disappointing though, i heard it was so great. It wasn’t, Yikes. Same score as KDE. I hope 11 will be better though, it doesn’t use YasT, it uses Zypp, and it looks better.
OpenSUSE is not the cream of the crop. Its lead was probably lost quite a while ago. █
Highlight: Novell was the first to acknowledge that Microsoft FUD tactics had substance. Novell then used anti-Linux FUD to market itself. 
Highlight: Xandros let Microsoft make patent claims and brag about (paid-for) OOXML support. 
Highlight: Linspire's CEO not only fell into Microsoft arms, but he also assisted the company's attack on GNU/Linux. 
Highlight: Microsoft craves pseudo (proprietary) standards and gets its way using proxies and influence which it buys. 
Highlight: The invasion into the open source world is intended to leave Linux companies neglected, due to financial incentives from Microsoft. 
Analysis: Xen, an open source hypervisor, possibly fell victim to Microsoft's aggressive (and stealthy) acquisition-by-proxy strategy.