[oclug] RH7

[Francis Pinteric]

--- Shad Young <shad at quotationlocation.com> wrote: 
> I have been a RH guy since 4.2, but 7.0 turned me off so much that
> I have
> since become a die hard fan of SuSE (pronounced susae not sus or
> susee as so
> many like to say, kinda like Porche is pronounced Porsha not
> Porsh). It is
> typicly German (read over-engineered) but is rock solid and works
> flawlessly.
> Its learning curve for a RH convert is a bit steep but well worth
> the effort.

Actually, isn't the pronounciation dependent on which German dialect
you use? Of course for the Porsche it is 'porsh-uh' from the mouth of
a friend of mine who owns Mark Motors, the Porsche-Audi (pronounced
ow-dee) here in Ottawa. And thanx for correcting me on this point one
day at your place ;-)

My own experience as someone who has travelled all over Germany and
the norther parts of Switzerland, sometimes the different dialects
can be confusing. And Swiss-German is the worst -- a mych reduced
vocabulary, extra long words and spoken with an Italian accent.

In any case, as for SuSE, here it is from the horse's mouth at
http://www.suse.com/us/suse/suse_faq.html:

<quote>
What does "SuSE" mean, and how do you pronounce it?

SuSE, pronounced soo'-suh, comes from the German acronym, "Software
und Systementwicklung (Software and System Development).
</quote>

Notice how the word 'software' in German is the same as in Inglisch.
Hmm... I wonder why?

As for you comment on over-engineered and rock solid... absolutely. I
haven't seen a SuSE distro since 6.4 and my only complaint is about
yast being a bit primitive, but very powerful. I understand that it's
much improved now.

Auf wiedersehn

>>>--fja->

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of worldly wisdom, their true inspiration lies elsewhere,
in an enduring, otherworldly quest for transcendence and
salvation" - David F. Noble, "The Religion of Technology"

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