Tim,
I can't figure out why these detractors jump on the price of SuSE
Detractors - you make us sound like a hostile terrorist group or something.
Professional, comparing it to M$. Invariably they make the comparison based on the lowly client version of Win98. In truth, they should be comparing it to Windows 2000 Data Center, especially now with the 2.4 kernel. How much does Microsoft charge for unlimited seats on that
Well, that is TRUE. But I remeber a year or two ago other Linux people were always jumping on Micrsoft - they are soooo expensive. The OS is $89.99! Well, I don't hear any of them now, do you? Why is that? It's because Linux is now the same price - to me it's fair to do the same comparison Linux users were doing. I'm not saying Linux isn't cheaper - but it ought to be for crying out loud. I would guess that at least 95% of the code contained in is developed by other people for no cost to SuSE. Now, I'm not saying SuSE isn't worth $79.99 or what ever price it is tomorrow. But! I think there are definately ways to make it more affordable for hobbists. For instance, I run a small consulting company, and keep a copy of Linux on my computer partially as a hobby, and partially because it's useful. However, the useful part doesn't demand me going out and buying every release, and frankly the hobbist part says $79.99 is way too expensive for a hobby.
accomplish the job, for $79.99. All they can't do is take YaST, recompile it with their own name, and sell the result as their own distribution. That's it.
That's it? What do you mean "that's it"? That's one of the tenets of open source software. EVERY OTHER major distribution offers it's installer as open source (under the GNU Free Software definition), IIRC. Personally, this is disturbing to me. -Tim ----------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy R. Butler Universal Networks Information Tech. Consultant Christian Web Services Since 1996 ICQ #12495932 AIM: Uninettm An Authorized IPSwitch Reseller tbutler@uninetsolutions.com http://www.uninetsolutions.com ============== "Information Powered by Innovation" ==============