On Mon, 2005-10-10 at 11:04 -0700, Steve Crawford wrote:
> > > Gregory Youngblood <pgcluster@netio.org> writes:
> > >> I've been using SuSE and PostgreSQL for a fairly long time.
> > >> Recently (last 12 months), I've noticed that the 9.x (9.2 and
> > >> 9.3 specifically) versions of SuSE do not include PostgreSQL on
> > >> the CD install -- only on the DVD. At first (9.2), I thought it
> > >> was just a glitch that didn't get fixed in 9.3. Now, it seems to
> > >> have been deliberate.
>
> The real problem is that SuSE is not upfront about the difference
> between the CD and the DVD versions of their product. Someone (me)
> picking up the box would assume that the versions are the same but
> packaged on two different media but they (um, me) would be wrong.
You are absolutely correct! It used to be that the DVD and the CD
versions were identical, or pretty close to it. I never had to use the
DVD, and in fact, SuSE DVDs have been notoriously wishy-washy, unable to
complete the installation process on about 20% of the DVD readers I've
used (no other problems for those drives with other disks), requiring
the CDs to be used for an install.
And to move it back on topic -- now, it appears PostgreSQL is not on the
DVD either. For the record, this is the Eval SuSE 10.0 DVD.