On Sunday 16 September 2001 15:46, you wrote:
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> -SuSe has this strange air of superiority surrounding it. It has been
> engineered down to the nth nano-detail, comes with great setup and
> administration tools, and touts itself as being the best of all possible
> Linux distribtions. This is the stereotypically overengineered German
> Linux distribution, and like many stereotypes, this one is based on fact
> and holds up fairly well. I think that the SuSe Linux retail packages that
> are sold north of the Mason-Dixon line come with handwarmers, defrosters
> and an emergency survival kit. SuSe is like the Old Contry Buffet of
> Linux, but with someone to walk along, hold your tray, and suggest food
> selections compatible with their plans for you. Way more sauerbraten than
> you recall.
>...
> I hope you didn't waste your time reading this.
>
>
>                            -.bill.layer.-
>
> -.those who are talking don't know, and those who know aren't talking.-
>
>            -.frogtown.-     -.minnesota.-      -.u.s.a.-
>

As a SuSE user of long standing (since 5.3) I agree whole heartedly!
But I haven't found the emergancy survival kit yet. ;-)

-- 
Jack Ungerleider
jack at jacku.com