Why is there no forum for SuSE?????

Ive been asking alot of SuSE questions in the general distro section and I've gotten plenty of answers.
If it aint broke why fix it?
But if it would help out this board somehow , I'll email SuSE. I dont see any , "good reason" not to support a forum on this board. Its without a doubt one of the best newbie boards out there , and lets face it newbies are one of suse's target users.

Originally posted by SlCKB0Y Errr, WHY? Why not just make the forum then people can get the help they need in one place. This site is about getting help not getting an offical endorsement to aid in your sites hits.

Been stated over and over so many times. Go search and read. Its not about hits to the site, its a personal rule Jeremy made himself when creating specific forums. Deal with it already and stop complaining.

Members can still get the help they need without having a particular forum represented here. You know, we really don't need the specific forums to function as a Linux help site....

SUSE FORUMS IS CLOSED "for technical reasons"

Maybe they are waiting for SUSE technical support to answer their emails!

PATHETIC!

I have read EVERY post in this forum, and I thought I would get in and tell my thoughts on this. I don't use SUSE because I won't pay for a distro, Linux was started as a free OS and I think it should stay that way..

Now on the my thoughts about a SUSE forum, of course it would be good for both the SUSE users, and SUSE itself. Yet as someone pointed out they have their own support forums, which they want to be active.

For me, I am a LQ Addict, anytime I need help I get on LQ, there is enough on here to keep me learning about Fedora, and there is enough on here about RH9, when the people at SUSE can see alot more thinking about SUSE on here, maybe they will like the idea of a specifuc support forum.

So like it has been said several times on here, don't stop posting your questions just because there is not a specfic SuSE support forum..

Originally posted by unholy SuSE has a very comprehensive support forum. Why do they need to pitch in at another forum also? Why not contribute to their site? And as for paying $40 for SuSE, I've payed more than that for a computer game, never mind an OS. I think SuSE provide a good product and are entitled to charge for it. I know this is a little off topic, but people and organisations (even ones offering free software) naturally have vested interests. This is an excellent site (I plan on getting a T-Shirt), but I don't understand why some of you are looking for something which already exists? Just check out http://www.suseforums.com/support/

I was bored at work and did a whois on this site, its registered to a Adam Cooke:

Registrant:
 ACN Host
 Headmaster's House
 Clayesmore School
 Iwerne Minster
 Blandford, Dorset DT11 8LJ
 GB

 Domain name: SUSEFORUMS.COM

 Administrative Contact:
    Cooke, Adam  adam@atech.me.uk
    Headmaster's House
    Clayesmore School
    Iwerne Minster
    Blandford, Dorset DT11 8LJ
    GB
    +44.1747813128
 Technical Contact:
    Cooke, Adam  adam@acn-uk.com
    Headmaster's House
    Clayesmore School
    Iwerne Minster
    Blandford, Dorset DT11 8LJ
    GB
    +441747813128


 Registration Service Provider:
    UK Reg, domains@fasthosts.co.uk
    +44 1452 541252
    +44 1452 538485 (fax)
    http://www.ukreg.com/

Just thought I'd mention to anyone who thought these were official Suse forums, it truly appears that they are not from the looks of the whois database and registrant.

Maybe that is the reason they have been down for quite sometime, could be the guy's p200 sitting in his closet not expecting so many to find his site and use it..

But unless anyone shows any type of proof otherwise, I don't believe those are the official forums.

Regards.

Originally posted by vous Why is there no forum for SuSE? Isn't it "major"enough? I would have thought that it was bigger (more users) than Mandrake and Debian....

B**** after Trickykid, but your right, since SuSE was adopted by Sun as the JDS it's only right that they have their own spot. Afterall, they must be more popular than CollegeLinux

- perry

Originally posted by perry Bitch after Trickykid, but your right, since SuSE was adopted by Sun as the JDS it's only right that they have their own spot. Afterall, they must be more popular than CollegeLinux - perry

I don't understand your first couple of words in your post, as I'd like to ask you to watch your language but Jeremy is working hard to contact Suse to get a forum added. He is a busy man and he can only do so much as he does have a full time job and then he spends most of his time to administer this site, to maintain it and improve it.

Upon many contacts with Suse, they have yet to really respond and until they do, well the members of this site will just have to deal with not having a Suse specific forum here.

Like Jeremy stated in his previous posts concerning this, there is no reason to break our own policy in adding specific forums for Distro's.

Regards.

PS. College Linux was added cause they agreed to it, to add it and officials from that distro are now members of this site to help out, overlook it and so on, just like all the other specific distros you see in the list.

Originally posted by trickykid I don't understand your first couple of words in your post, as I'd like to ask you to watch your language but Jeremy is working hard to contact Suse to get a forum added. He is a busy man and he can only do so much as he does have a full time job and then he spends most of his time to administer this site, to maintain it and improve it.

trickykid,

sorry about the context error i didn't mean to sound like i was bitching at you. i was just indicating that whoever started the thread should get in contact with you. where i come from "Bitch" means to "politely contact and request affirmative action at your earliest possible convienience" but rather than say all that, we just say "Bitch".

for what it's worth, i think just keeping this site well organized and giving assistence wherever you see fit here is worth it's weight in gold and with regards to SuSE, it makes sense to get permission before setting up a forum i suppose. after all, if i had a distro i'd appreciate it if people represented it properly.

cheers

- perry

Like a previous poster mentioned, the suse forum mentioned way back, has been down for an extended period and is not anofficial forum. Whilst checking out Distro Watch, I looked at the SUSE entry, and surprisingly found another forum listed for SUSE.

http://forums.suselinuxsupport.de/

I know, it's a German domain, but AFAICT most of the posts are in English. The traffic level is perhaps a bit low, and I haven't used it at all, but for those complaining that there is nowhere seperate for SUSE issues this is a potential alternative.

Regards

Originally posted by sboddy I know, it's a German domain, but AFAICT most of the posts are in English. The traffic level is perhaps a bit low, and I haven't used it at all, but for those complaining that there is nowhere seperate for SUSE issues this is a potential alternative.

There is no real reason for users using Suse to not post their questions here. Like expressed many many times, just because we don't have a specific forum set aside for Suse does not mean you can't ask your questions here. We have many members that use Suse and many members who don't use it that can answer just about any or all questions.

Regards.

Originally posted by trickykid There is no real reason for users using Suse to not post their questions here. Like expressed many many times, just because we don't have a specific forum set aside for Suse does not mean you can't ask your questions here. We have many members that use Suse and many members who don't use it that can answer just about any or all questions.

I agree that it is perfectly possible to place questions here, but the lack of seperation from the rest of the community makes browsing SUSE related issues awkward. If I post a question specific to SUSE there is a risk that someone with that knowledge won't see my post tucked away amongst all the posts for other distros. Likewise, as someone with a reasonable history of SUSE use, I am less likely to dig through those posts and help people because of the inconvenience factor.

Don't get me wrong, it's your (well, Jeremy's anyway ) site, and you absolutely have every right to dictate policy, terms, structure and content. It's a bloody fantastic resource, and for myself when providing answers to generic questions, it's without equal. However at the end of the day if I need to ask a question for example on YaST, or even regarding HPT372 which seems to have issues in 9.0 that SUSE refuse to support, then the site loses out in the usability stakes. I would guess that SUSE is at the very least top 5 in terms of users. A lot of those users will be put off by the lack of an area dedicated to their issues. I'll drop SUSE a line, and add my voice to the chorus of grumpy old men who want a forum, and want it now! On a final note yes, I know SUSE do a mail list, but they specifically warn you that you might get 200+ messages a day. Whoa, horsey!!! I already spend loads of time d/l'ing spam. The idea of also having to get all that too?

Yeah...I kinda looked at the Forums and was like...."No SUse?" The scrolled down and saw this thread.....

I am still with trickykid.. if you have SUSE questions ask them, and just wait for SUSE forums, these things take time.. so stop complaining...

Complaining? Eh, I'm not complaining, sheet, I"ve gotten more help here than ANYWHERE......this place rocks.. It's just something I noticed. Hey, atleast I read and didn't make another post, LOL.

I was not directing that statement at you only.. it was just in the general public of people who were making it such a fuss about there not being a SUSE forum..