<< Dont think any of us *nix users will care, really, when you start flaming, you only start stupid religous wars, and most of the time, make yourself look like a fool. (especially to those using a Logitech USB mouse in Suse, ) >>
The mouse was just one example of a problem I had when installing SuSE. Linux locked up on my system about six times during the install, I was just using the mouse as a point because after all it is just a mouse!
"Ready to use in 20 minutes: The powerful setup assistant YaST2 guarantees a worry free installation, even for Linux newcomers. The automatic hardware detection and a menu driven graphical interface assist you with the setup and configuration of your system. Select the software, activate the internet connection, set up the printer, scanner, and TV card - in just 20 minutes, your Suse Linux is ready to use."
This statement above was on the distro box I bought, I am just pointing out (as many of the Linux vets have agreed here) that Linux is not ready for the casual user. The statement above is trying to market to the casual or home user. I just felt that is was a little misleading for SuSE to print that, however I understand that they have to because after all they do need to get more users using their distro and to make money.
Maybe there are better distros out there, I don't know. Maybe some of the problems are because of my newer system components (maybe the setup is loading some incorrect settings).
I did not start this thread for a flame war, just wanted to discuss my experience with a product. A few years back I would have said the same thing about Windows 98, NT (especially before all of the service packs), or ME when the were released. I can't comment on any Mac OS as I haven't used a Mac based system since 1989.