Linux Starter Kit Review

I should say all the nice things first: this is an attractively packaged DVD distribution of Suse 10.1 which includes a 128 page "Quick Start Guide". Downloading Suse 10.1 is painful even with broadband, so it's nice to have the DVD. Of course I have systems with DVD drives, and most new systems come with them now, but sheesh: there are an awful lot of people still using older machines that only have CD's. No pretty gifts for them I guess. Amusingly enough, part of the Quick Install Guide refers to "playing disk jockey" and swapping CD's. I guess they forgot, right? It would probably make a nice gift for someone you'd like to introduce to Linux if handing them a home-burned DVD or CD set would seem a bit gauche. But don't expect to just walk away leaving them to discover the wonders of Linux by themselves: I don't think Suse is quite the right platform for that. Oh, I like Suse. I often use it as the base OS when I install a APLawrence.com A.P. Lawrence provides SCO Unix and Linux consulting services http://www.pcunix.com