On 9/8/05, Donald D Henson wrote:

Does anyone know the URL where I can place an advance order for SuSE Linux V10 Upgrade? I'd appreciate any pointers.

I've always waited for the version 'major.release2' if it is released (that would be 10.2) Depends whether Novell will bother since 'Opensuse' is on the case. Somebody knows, So It might mean downloading large dvd iso's and trying to find an 8.5 gb +r/-r blank dvd supplier that should be fun getting as 4.7 gb disks is easy but 8.5 gb disks are pricey and hard to source. I'd rather have dvd media just in case the net connection goes up the spout along with everything else, and patch from that point to an online source. Depends - my feelings are mixed about whats happening.

Donald D Henson wrote:

Does anyone know the URL where I can place an advance order for SuSE Linux V10 Upgrade? I'd appreciate any pointers.

The most recent news release I can find from Novell is here: http://www.novell.com/news/press/item.jsp?contentid=a2e8d2eb89036010VgnVCM10...

On Friday 09 September 2005 00:23, SheridanJ West wrote:

I do know what you mean - but what was 'Suse' and how we 'get it' is now changing. Lets suppose the new iso's say available to download on release day becomes more popular and replaces the current way most of us get suse.

The downloadable OSS version will not be the same as the boxed version, there is added value, in commercial, non-open source packages

On September Friday 09 2005 8:11 am, Donald D Henson wrote:

Saw that article earlier. It kinda sounds like they're not going to sell direct anymore.

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Darryl Gregorash wrote:

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Donald D Henson wrote:

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Does anyone know the URL where I can place an advance order for SuSE Linux V10 Upgrade? I'd appreciate any pointers.

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Try below, similar. Also it doesn't say they wont do any sales from the suse.com site so , as they say, "stay tuned".

http://www.novell.com/news/press/item.jsp?contentid=a2e8d2eb8903601 Availability and Pricing

Available in October, SUSE Linux 10.0 will be offered globally via all major retail channels at the suggested retail price of $59/Euros (€) 59, a 44 percent price improvement over earlier versions. For a list of resellers and distributors, please visit: http://www.novell.com/products/linuxprofessional/resellers/index.html. For more information on the openSUSE project, please visit http://www.opensuse.org.

The full featured desktop delivered in SUSE Linux 10.0 includes the newest version of the popular Firefox Web browser; the latest version of the Windows-compatible OpenOffice.org 2.0 office suite; email and instant messaging clients; graphics creation, editing, and management applications; plus important security tools like spam blockers, anti-virus software and an integrated firewall. Among the numerous new and updated features are the Beagle desktop search engine and Amarok with MP3 support out of the box.

“As this release of SUSE Linux 10.0 shows, Novell continues to extend its vision for its business and retail products,” said Chris Ingle, group consultant at IDC. “SUSE Linux has always had one of the fullest feature sets of any distribution. While these features are valued by customers, Novell's focus on ease of use aims to make the distribution accessible to a wider user base. Key to Novell’s success with future product releases will be building a community at openSUSE.org which works well with the existing Linux community and drives wider adoption of open source products.”

SUSE Linux 10.0 also will preview select advanced technologies for the Linux enthusiast, such as Xen virtualization and iFolder for file access anywhere, that will be available in future versions of Novell's enterprise Linux products.

http://www.novell.com/products/linuxprofessional/resellers/ leads you to a page which tells where resellers are located in your area of the world

I trust a minor sales pitch can't be off topic on the Suse-e list ;-) -- j registered linux user #363029

elefino wrote:

On Thursday 08 September 2005 16:44, Darryl Gregorash wrote:

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http://www.novell.com/news/press/item.jsp?contentid=a2e8d2eb89036010VgnV CM1000000100007f____

The article included a link to their list of SuSE retailers. The first three that I tried for my area (Ottawa, Canada) were defective.

One was a broken link in Quebec (preferable for ordering because then I don't pay Ontario sales tax...), another was a defunct Ottawa business that formerly sold discount/overstock books, software, etc., and the third was for a book retailer that doesn't list software in its stock.

They also, conspicuously, did _not_ list Camelot.ca which is a booming

In fact, they do list Camelot, but it isn't listed in the section that breaks down by state/province -- look further up the page. I sent feedback to Novell about the same complaint you have, that the businesses listed need to be checked for accuracy, as well as whether or not they even offer SuSE Linux for sale. I don't recall if any of the others list it, or if they do, it's academic pricing only (eg. U of Toronto, "call for student pricing"). IMO, you can't go wrong with Camelot, so the rest of them can go pound sand as far as I am concerned :-)