openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7

Hi!
The openSUSE community released the 11.2 M7 on September 10 - yes I know it was about 15 days ago... so there is nothing new in this post :D. I've just wanted to publish some screenshots from my VirtualBox about the upcoming release of openSUSE.
For the complete list of changes see http://en.opensuse.org/Factory/News.

The bootloader is still using the old 11.1 artwork - it's a bug feature:
From openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7

From openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7

The new KDE4.3 artwork - KDM login screen (Air theme):
From openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7

Improved widgets and usability, the desktop themes are using more gradient/blur it's looking very cool now:
From openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7

The redesigned YaST interface:
From openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 7


You can download the Milestone 7 from: http://software.opensuse.org/developer. Remember, this version is only for testing, for the latest stable version visit: http://software.opensuse.org/.
... and of course, Have a lot of fun! :)

openSUSE HCL - ideas

In the past few days we have a little conversation about openSUSE HCL http://forums.opensuse.org/general-chit-chat/421857-opensuse-hcl-idea-improve.html and about some new ideas to improve it:

  • search-based HCL - like http://www.ubuntuhcl.org/ instead of showing wiki-pages there is a search form with advanced filtering options - what definitely reduces the search time. It would be also practical if you're searching for a specific hardware or you just want to browse the list of hardwares by the selected manufacturer to see, which devices are supported.

  • input forms for new entries Do you know the wiki-syntax? The most basic formatting options are easy to learn, but it's still required to know if you want to add a new hardware or configuration to the HCL. My opinion is, that for a newbie user it's a critical point to finish your contribution. Modifying the data using forms would be simpler then browsing through a long wiki-page to modify a word or two.

  • These are my reasons for building a new HCL. What do you think about it?

    Computer Support Codes

    In computer support, a variety of codes can be used when referring to a customer

    PEBKAC
    : Problem Exists Between Keyboard And Chair

    PICNIC: Problem in chair - not in computer

    ID 10 T Error
    : ID 10 T is, of course, IDIOT

    source: http://www.uphaa.com/blog/index.php/secrect-code/